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THE

CITY OF MADRAS".

BIRTH.

WILLIAMS.—Or January 9th to Mr.

and Mrs. E. A. M. Williams at 10 Stewart Terrace, Peak, Hong. kong, a son."

Captain W. Unay, having arrived from The China Mail.

the shore Purt, Cousique Di Larv

are bureby formed that their Goods

మా

being landed

their riak Inco the

Godow of the Foxxon

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LOOK WHARF, AND GO

AND Kiw Co., Lt

Kowloos, hud stared at Consiguson' risk j'Hoxgross, WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 1917.

and expense.

All

Brokau

Chafed, and Damaged Good

are to be left in the Godowns where they

will be emned on TUESDAY, 16th

instant at 10 AM,

All Claims must be presented within of GERMAN ACTIVITY IN CHINA..

teen days of the steamer's arrival hore, after which dr they cannot be recognised,

No Ulaims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowa, and al

foods mining undelivered after the

TR statements maile in the course of a lecture in London by Mr. WILE,

17th instant will be subject to rent. formerly the Daily Mail Correspon-

Corsiunene of cargo are bereby notied that they must produce an Import permit

dent in Berlin, concerning German

THE CHINA MAIL-

[pron of this is to be seen in the very voluminous service of news telegrams they continue to maintain and publish broadcast, especially in North China. So long as China remains a neutral country these are things which we have to expect, and it is not very obvious what immediate Allied joint action? could do to prevent them.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOUAL AND GENERAL.

THE MAGISTRACY

CARD GAMBLERS.

The Pulice at the Bay View Police Stations are being much worried by gamblers. When one of a school was charged with gambling before Mr. Wood, Sergt. Grimmett said that he was having quite exciting times in chasing gamblers, who had become so bold that they indulged in card games for money in the shadow of the Police Station. Mr. Wood imposed a fine of $3.

NECESSITY KNOWS NO LAW.

is

+1

CHINESE AFFAIRS,

(Wah Tas Yat Pa's Servios.).

THE FOREIGN MINISTERS! ANNUAL BANQUET.

PITING, Jan. 9."

Foreign Ministers is to take place at The annual banquet given to the

the Foreign Office on Thursday,

THE NATIONAL RELIGIONTM QUESTION.

PRIING, Jan. 9.

The Conference on the Constitution voted on the Sth inst. on the subject of adopting Confucianism as the national religion.

When charged with the theft of twenty rice bowls a Chinese coolie admitted that such was the care and There were 235 votes in favour and

His candour insuficient to decide the matter.

WILDNESDAY, JANUARY TO,

W

CHINA REVISITED.

THE CHANGES SEYEN YEARS HAVE BROUGHT.

[BY M. T. L TTAU, LLD, IN THE "DAILY XXWE"}

NEW YEAR CELEBRITION AT

PEKING

CEREMONY - IN THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICES

Today is a red-letter day throughout Fourth of Jaly in the United States statra the length and breadth of this land. I is the Juilles Quatorza in France, the

of

The Peking Gaste of the 2nd inst

For the celebration of the Now Year

The streets, the shops, the houses are telecked with the quincolour; the public buildings and pailous (commemorative holidays the Metropolitan Authorities

chea) on the highways are festooned have made some excellent preparations" for exactly Are years ago the declaration. The Police have erected some nicely

independence was

was signed in blood at decorated paildus which adorn the Wachang by the man who to-day is

is the President of the Republic. Despite all Republie has conie to stay :

and forebodings, however, the fifth anniversary of its name it is robust and vigorous, because its strength is that of one who has gone through an ordeal of fire."

This note of steady progress is per

לן

on the

principal streets in the city. Weil- known places, such as the Temple of Agricplture and others, have been thron open to the public for a number of days and Large crowds of visitors were at; tracted to them yesterday. Specia

Mr. J. J. Connell has been elected added that he took them because he 364 against, but, the majority was ceptibly.reflected in the economic conds functions were held in the President's

President of the American Associa-wanted to use them,

tion at Shanghai for the gnauing resulted in his being sentenced to six

weeks' hard labour,

year,

The Hongkong Folica have received a report of a robbery with violence at 591 Queen's Road East. Is is stated that some men entered the house in the early hours, and, after holding up." the inmates, got away with two gold bangles, valued at $200. No arrest has been made.

The following marriages are to take place in the Colony shortly:-Austin Charles Burford, and bailiff, Taipo, and Lena Grace Aris, now en soute to Hongkong: Edward Newhouse. civil en gineer, Hongkong Hotel, and Elsie Gertrude Hancock, Museum Road, Shanghai: Vincent Dure Sorby, assistant, Hongkong Electrie Co., and Joséphine Patricia Conway, *hool mistren. Military Quarters, Kenacity, Roof

י.

HONGHONG ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN WAR WORKERS,

ال

At the Committee Meeting of the above Association beld on the 3rd

different departments sent the follow

UNDER THE BED..

A BOMB OUTRAGE,

FERING, Jan. 9

a

tions of the metropolis. That is the Office yesterday, the Chief Executive first and foremost impression which is receiving his official callers in audience borne upon one, who returns to Chins with some impressive ceremony. The after an absence of over seven years Central Park was the place of special, England. Congested the city still is,

arn ho

A Chinese youth was charged by bomb was thrown yesterday, at the fares are macadamised, and even the largo crowds till late in the evening

Inspector Wills with being found in a house at Yaumati with the object of committing a folony. The occupier of the house said he got out of bed at

am and when about to open the door loading out of the bedroom the défen- dant came out from under the bed and

bolted, while another man, who was waiting outside the door, also joined defendant in his escape. A chase ensued, and the man in the dock was caught by an Indian constable.

Sentence of three months' hard labour and four hours' stocks was imposed.

Staff

A Hunan telegram states that house of the Chief of the Military Bat the officer was absent, and the miscreant escaped arrest

HONGKONG MAILS MISSING,

at

Mr. Housse, Postal Commissioner at trancheons, as well as the Ford's or offer New York congratulations to the

Shanghai, writing to the Shanghai papers says:

but cramped and wretebed the streets enjoyment yesterday It was visited by

All longer. principal thorough- unnin arteries are generally kept in good at the door of every shop and private hutangs or alleys butting on the Rainbow-coloured flags were soon flying repair--a fact which is attested by the residence and crowls were seen in the spectacle of quite eight score of motor streets in their New Year finery. as for public hire, to say

ay nothing of an enny number owned by private indivi

AT THE PRESIDENTA SPFICE. Į duals. The roads are well lighted by The President received his official electricity

night and splendidly callers at 9 o'clock yesterday morning policed at all hours. Here in the capital at the Palace Officials who went to the gendarmes, with their their carbines; do duty as goalians of the Western Gate of the Hainhuren. with Chief Executive were admitted from the peace; and between them Feking They first submitted their name card to has earned the reputation of being the all; the sanitation of the inhabitants is ferry boat carried then to Pao-knang- best policed city in the world. Above ticket

Janitor of the President's Office and

WILS isaned to Pach of. them. A being looked after.

where they were conducted

to a lobby to rest for a moment. Then they were shown in to the ceremonial Hall, which was tastefully decorated for the occasion. The officials were divided into The first is a two

Premier and the Cabinet Ministers,

NOTEWORTITY REFORMS.

According to information received from the Stockholm Directorate General of Posts, the mails which left Loudon on November 16th, 1916, were trap- sported by the str. Arthur, which was

Almost as noticeable as the tentomic sunk by a German man-of-war near progress of the city is the conspicuous Skagaa on November 23rd, 1916. absence of the old opium dena as well Amongst the mail on board there were ns queues or "pigtails.

three bags for Shanghai and three bags thricetold story, and the phenomenal the the civil officials, including

for Fiongkong.

It is, however, possible that the mails were taken on board the German man of war before the vessel was sunk and the Swedish Pestal Administration has requested the German Administration to return the musils promptly after cen- soring.

The British Postmaster, Shanghai, writes with reference to the above

This mail probably contained the i

life!

The

signed by the Superintendent of imports activity in China, will perhaps come January 1917 it was reported that the aut to another man who was waiting letters posted in the London District onquent billiard halls and the inevitable the wood wishes of the House for the

and Export. Hingkong, before Bills of Lading core be countersigned.

No Fire in mange has beet effected.

to some readers, even in China, as in

the nature of a surprise, "though the ing

11

THEFT OF QUICKSILVER

The case was remanded in which an

success of the Chinese people in extirrat were on the casterside and the Military Chinese boy was charged with the

ing this insidious evil roomires no dila. on the western side of the Fall The

all valuted the Prostrlent hy bowing tion in is a welcome change, especially to the thrice to him. The President stood in

The second Daily News theft of quicksilver to the value of 390

industrious working roen or rickshaw the centre of the Fall with his face It was stated that the refenclant entered

pullers, who do their trade in the broil toward the South, when he received the shop in Queen's Road, by means of the

ing heat of a Peking summer. But the congratulations of the officials. The civil window, and extracted the quicksilver

innovation is optional, with the conse officials were either in ceremonial dress from a large jar. He was seen leaving

quence that there are still some few or in evening dress

The military quenes about, confined, mirabile dictu, officials were in full uniform with awards the shop at 5 am, and was promptly

not to grey or bald-headed sexagenarians and

and decorations. arrested. The quicksilver was handed

but to strapping adults in the prime of a enamate reception the President

mceived Prince Tai Pam, representa ID the way of recreation inen now fre- tive of the Tsing House, who expressed outside the shop, and who made good his the Evening of November 14th, the day theatres and cinematograph exhibitions. escape when he saw the turn of events of the 13th and the morning the 16th. But perhaps the most noteworthy reforme

the Republic. And following.

the Chief Executive als Anyone missing correspondence thought of all is the opening of the Central

separately, first, the Living

request the senders to

ideally situated and most forward laid out. In acreage it is about as duplicates. If the mail has been

but in fauna and these three audience the Premier and ft is a miniature of Regent a possibility of it turning up.

Here moDA A were in attendance on the Pro and Rew

of the surrounding foliage and the blandishments of the ubiquitous tea house and restaurant At one end of the grounds are sanitary an another end commercial, exhibits. In the days of the Manchus the entire premises constituted part of the Forbidden Pabuse. latter is now the President's Palace.

this BAC

received

It Buddha of Inner Mongolia and then the

Bills of Lasting will be cantersigned by facts cannot but be familiar to the 14 pr. pyjamas, 35 bed jackets, 17 CHINESE REVENUE OFFICER to have been posted at that time should the centre of the metrally Mongolian princes and nobles and lam

'id gente,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Hongkong, Jan. 10, 1917.

"PUBLIS

AUCTION.

To Queen Mary's Needlework Guild Minister of the Allied Powers at scrubbers," 30 waistcoats, pra. bedi boots, 08 milk covers, 3 surgical shirts,

COMMITTED FOR TRIAT..

13

1411 Peking and to most people who are ng pillow cases, 47 vesta, 34 dressing A No. 1. Chinese Ravenue Oficer. captured and not sunk, there is stillr. Groenl.

THE Endersigned have received in strictions to sell by Public & action (FOR ALCOURT OF THE CONCREXAD),

On

TUESDAY,

the 16th January, 1917, commencing

*

closely in touch with what is going on in China. Mr. WILE made three statements; (1) that Germans "had filled mang appointments in the Chinese Customa vacated by Britons who have enlisted; (2) that German capital is Eowing treely in China in

at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 1,order to obtain concessions; and (3)

Des Vitax Road, Corner of ·

Io Hotsa Stazzt,

A LARGE QUANTITY OF

VALUABLE, TRAKWOOD

SUNDRY BLACK WOOD FURNITURE,

Ac..

As Follows

we

gowna, 9 pocket books, 1 knitted cover along with an old wharfinger, were Magazine & carda, (kindly sent by referred to was made by the Union Sessious on a charge of obtaining $100 Mr. Holyoak) (The knitted cover sent for trial at the next Crinninal

Church Junior working party, squares by means of meances. The complainant knitted from odd piecss of wool, joined was an old boat woman. 3,048 rolled bandages, 56 many-tail together, lined with crepa & bound)- bandages, 43 eye bandages, 33 stump

HONGKONG,

OVER 100,000 VACCINATIONS.

BRITISH AND CHINESE

CORPORATION.

The annual general meeting was held at the Cannon street Hotel, London, on 30th November, Mr C. C. Macrae presi ding. In moving the adoption of the

he said report he

Misery Chrisa paper, but we have nel of tendering their grateful thanks to officer of Health, presented a report

on sub

reason to doubt the accuracy of the Two Upholstered Suites, Arm-chain statement, The foreign staff of the

and Bolas Card Tables, Bedroom Furni-Chinese Maritime Customs numbers ture, Double Brass-mounted Bedstead,

nearly fifteen hundred persons. It is Brass and Teakwood Twin Bedsteads, Sideboards, Dinaer Waggons, Extension well known that many British Dining Tables and Chairs, Tos and members of that staff have gone to the Occasional Tables, etc., ot, Dinner front to fight for their country, and it is Bervices, Crockery, Glas Ware, Cooking quite probable that many of the and Heating Stores, Cutlery, Toilet Sot, da, Bath Room Utensili, Large Rall-top Vacancies have been filled by Germans, Desk and Writing Tables, ete, Sandry for we have had in China since the Electro Plated Ware.

beginning of the war a large number of unemployed Germans, though they

Plano by Challen and Sons, London, in good condition, Electric Banding Lamps, Blackwood Screena,

APPEAL FOR OLD COTTON SHIRTS

AND TROUSERS. „

H

on

are

this azd

cound!

COD-

main

the

selected and is indebted to us to amount, as is has been

to the shelter

society tes, thanks tot

The

A TRANSFORMED CITY. Feking is a city of architectural prodi- Kics. To a European entering from Russia, the majestic Great Wall com

Re

bere

ereet and

the Italian

Dr W Ting-fang. Minister for Feregn sident.

At noon the President entertained at luncheon the high officials. Mongolian and Tibetan princes and nobles and the members of both Fouses of Farliament. After Incheon the President inspected his bodyguards, who held an Athletic meet in the afternoon. The President presented a number of pizes to the winners.

"IN THE CENTRAL PARK.

The Central Park was visited yester day by a large number of visitors. With a fine dar and warm sunshine after a week's frost and Arctic weather, the to visit the various pinces of note. whole city seemed to turn out yesterday number of beautiful pallous were erected in the Park which were brightly illo minate minated with red paper lanterns. Boothe were erected at various spots where

WAY

exhibitions. in which curious as well as rare ancient pictures and manuscripts than the Park

penmanship were on view At seven o'clock evening the"

beauti brass band played in the Pavilion in the Park at intervals of listeners. The various enter

and Teakwood are mostly men who two-and-a-half and will then be gratefully received by The vaccinating staff employed by this

ASOSIYA Backroad Jess go wera noć 72cozzised as stiff fronts and cuffs are used by the Board had vaccinated 36,353

cases up to DNS nt

securities. The Chi- set and partially intacts, are still men weather, rendering the COZZET

se

would have

to

the

Engravings, for military duty. All young Germans Q.M.N.G. to make labels for stretchers the end of last year, and various pubus these niggabled them to meet despoilers "could" not have been more |

Furniture, Pictures, Carpet and Rugs, Clocks &c.,

Also

bandages, 1,064 swabs, 17 body belts, SMALL-POX AND VACCINATION IN that Germans have acquired many. Nothing Las been packed since 14th 3 surgical caps, 8 sati-vermin shirts,

The Corporation has been unable to newspapers in China. As to the December except bandages and hospital

enter into any fresh business in the year under review. Since the political first of these statements,

requisites, as work has been concentrat- have seen no mention of the matter The Committee take this opportunity Sanitary Board, Dr. Woodman, medical

vulsions which have befilen China, mencing from Shan-hai-kush, and ex- ed on a special object.

and most seriously affected her financial hundred miles, is perhaps, the best to the far west for over twelve At yesterday's meeting of the resources and paralysed her chan

foretaste of the wonders in store for him. her country by chances of

enters the capital of Marco Polo's the Quarry Bay Ladies and more

expenditaro of capitales

ain Cathay by the Chien 3[en or ours, whose

Front Gate, itself transformation. It now especially the children for all the useful the small pox epidemic and the measures purposes is to assist her in such develop continue to send in. and excellent work they have sent and taken to combat it...

ment by providing capital as require resembles in canal outline the Etoile in enrious, and. other objects d'art were sold at a standstil in its meat and them with wrtistic puilon. The Central Fall was made the place of necessarily at o ig

rid Fine macada

macadamised roads, dotted Dr. Woodman said:

active operations, and can only mark The total number of small-pox cases various undertakings it has already pro adorn its inner entrance.

time and Attend to the interests of the radiate

from its main archway, while luxuriant, dowers, shrubs and troesof Donations of old drill or pique shirts, last year was 712, which exceeds the moted in that country until more favour thick cotton dresses, drill trousers etc total for 1912-the last epidemic year conservative policy we adopted in more sive contrast to the general invasion of fully illuminated and fireworks were on

able times recur. Fortunately

One scene

scene near the city

is in impres in the eve are asked for. These are used for mak--by 3. Up to mid-day to day there prosperous years Eas enabled us to con- the fun-fing-Yuan-the old summer Water Pr ing batin velopes ic. large bags of a were 106 more. We have at the present for the matinnal depreciation in the palacey Looted and destroy and then throat at the day and attracted large

That by dividends, and were it not the Hospital beds to hold the belongings, three of which regulation pattern for hanging on to the 8 vaccination stations opened; value of our investments, we should 180 by Anglo-French forts during the papers etc of the occupants.

wore started last have been in a position to pay even

in 1900 by European troops the talaments in the Park will be continued also asked for, these will have the stiff still

Gentlemen's old evening, shirts, ars week. In addition to this we

bigber dividends. In the last five years Boxer troubles, it is now a mass of for four more days, if the favoumble fronts and cuffs replaced by scf: ones, House vaccination in No. 9 District

off we have written For carrying

tion inglorious debris. A few Jonic column weather continues depreciat the

In case of incle house-to-

£44,865.

among notably on well s

intact, prond in their

in their celebration impossible, the same will be of the ruthless vandals; but postponed or "made good" later. the Hospitals for patients' use." The

the whole

expanse of several acres is a scene isques which hundred

fusion and desolation of abject con work of the and parcels. Any donations will be institutions about 26,000 more. Up' to match to the credit of that Govern complete, and the lessons it was

but I think it Mrs. Aitken, H.K.AW.W.W. received at the City Hall addressed, to Sunday last our vaccinators

it was sought to inculcate on the Government of the had ment that in the "Ence of enormous, vaccinated about 56,210 since the cam interest on their heavy liabilities to us

difficulties they have steadily paid, the land.could not have been brought home the more forcibly. Mighty princes and paign started, and other institutions and their numerous foreign creditors, powerful statesmen used ones to make about 47,000 more, making a total of and we have no doubt that they will this their habitation; to-day a few it

dustrious farmers endeavour to eke out emerge from their trials with as high a DTAK 100,000. In addition to these, pri record for good faith and reliability in a living from its arable tracts. vate practitioners have vaccinated large their

their engagements LJ

hitherto. The the statement that many vacancies Market Report says :—”

Messra Ilbert & Co.'s Piece Goods numbers I know' of a case where over various railways with which this Corpo-

ration is

associated have, as usual, been 3,000 were vaccinated in one factory. under our constant attention, and much of in the Chinese Customs have been filled by Germans, for the simple demand

closes quietly, with a fair In the district between Eastern and our work consists in dealing with various demand and good clearances, though in Western Street where we first itarted at time to times.

questions concerning them as they arise A series of religious lectures is reason that very few other men are the past day or two, higher rates of work small-pox has been practically stamp no more about them at the moment Institute on Tuesday afternoons at } Mail) shows au increase of over Ak. Th

But I need say being held in the Helena May 1818 (as previously reported it the Chine procurable. What Mr. WILE means latter. The Chinese have yet to realise ed out; there has been only one case Nanking Railway is proving itself

rative interest have rather checked the by "capital Bowing freely in China in

that from the standpoint silver currency, order to obtain concessions" is fairly ported piece goods rating in these Eastern District, where we are now as we

the prices for in-there this year. It is now worst in the to be ne prosperous an undertaking January 16th, Stock (Singlets, Sweaters, Shirts obvious, but in these times, we doubt murkuta have, only slightly vaccinating over 1,000 a day; in Haar. We, andertook to place the capital

in value sinces pre-war days, Socks eve.) at Mesra. Hughes and whether it will succeed in obtaining every.cther nation in the world is pay. bom, where there are three vaccinetor years it han many difficulties with which February Coll

important concessions. We do not ing probably an average of well over at work, and in No. 6 District, where suppose that much German capital buys. It is however awning upon them

hundred

per cent more for everything it we have a night vaccination station and is coming to Chins from the outside slowly that in some names of goods the have started a day one this afternoon just now, but as the Germans are

quantities, offered on the market are The number of vaccinations perfomuned very amall compared to former times, obtaining in the way of interest on and competition for them is now begin by the Chinese Fublic Dispensaries has loans to China and Boxer indemnity ning to quicken. The causes leading to risen from 200 to over 10,000 a week instalments something like a total of appreciated in a country of practically since the campaign started.

shortage can hardly of course be

Sewing Machines, dat.'s Eicycle (new), Tennis Poles and Nettings, &c., dc, Brass Finger Bowl, Child's Cats, Ferambulator, etc.

(Full Particulars from Catalogue) TEM-Cash.

作

HUGHES & HOUGH,,

ductioneers.

-1

Hongkong, Jan. 10, 1917.

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THE DIARY.

MEMO. FOR TO-MORROW.

· 1030–Aucklɔn pf

Hough's.

2

Miscellaneous

General Memoranda.

SATURDAY, Jan. 13:"

Salyingpun School Prize Giving.

11am-Ellia Kadooris School's Prize

Giving.

!

2 p.m. Oricket-H.K. C... "Kow.

loon on H.K. C.C. ground..

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17 :-

Diocesan School Prize Giving. Noon-Presentation of Prizes by Lady

May at Belilios Public School

Hathzbay, Jan. 20

Noon Auction of R. C. "Kung Ting at Kesars. Hughes and Hough's.

DAT, JAIL. 23-

Chinese New Year.

General Holiday

THURADAY JAN 25:-

Burns Night P

TRIDAY, Jan. 23

8:30 pm Mosting of Bestholders and Subscribers to St. John's Cathedral BATURDAY, Jan. 27:

Entries close for Hongkong Race

eligible for railitary service were called up for active service at Tsingtau, and those who survived the seige are now interned in Japan. But, even zo, the number of unemployed Germans in China has been large, and very likely there is good ground for

47

SHANGHAI TRADE.

TRADE

of their own

no modten communications or news, and

entry:

STRAIGHT AT IT.

Philatelista, ya the Shanghai Mercury),

than to mention that the Shanghai

believed it would when

with which it was built. In the clier

5.30.

RELIGIOUS LECTURES.

J

"How we got our Bible "

The Bishop of Victoria

*The Bible View of the Creation"

"The Bible View of God.""

Rev. J. Kirk Maconchie

to contend, but these are being gradually been highly satisfactory and for the overcome. and its later cArbings have Brst time cover the fixed, churues. We February th propose to a pay

divided of 5 per cent

for the year free of income tax, carrying forward £19.176 against £12,641 in the March 20th,

at be, in the 21, and the possibility of preceding year. But with income tax further increase, it in only right that

**The present times in the

light of prophecy

I should warn you that our paying March 27th, dividend free of income tax, which in

this makes the amount equal to

to tax, must not be taken as a precedent.

from other engagements.

CUSTOMS RETURNS FOR PAST

YEAR

RECORD COLLECTION AT THREE PORTS.

The Maritima Castoms revenue for

1,000,000, the total collection reported us being in round ambers Hk Th 37,750,000 at an average exchange-3/35 equalling £6.262,174, as compared with a total of Hk. Tls. 36,747,000 at an average exchange of 2/71, equalling 44,765,82€ for 1815.

The Peking correspondent of the N.C. Daily Neus gives the collections at the principal ports, in round numbers" 18 follows

Hashin, Hr. The 900,000 zlowing a decrenso

of Tla. 189,000

Antung Hk T. 749,000 showing an

of Tis. 120,000 Tires, HE. The 2,031,000 showing an

ientis: 291,000,

and Chinwangtae, Hk. z. 4,890,000 showing a decrease of Tls.. 40,000.

Kiaochow, Hk. Tis. 1,605,000 showing UTE 1,350,000. an increass of

Hankow, Bk. Tis. 4,011,000 showing,

increase of Als. 143.000.

On: alterate Tuesdays a Bible Class is held at the same hour.

a

Shanghai, Hk. Tles. 11,324,000 showing decrease of Tha 64,000

6

Swatow, Hk. Tis. 1,194,000 showing a

decrease of Tis. 171,000.

Canton, HET 2,292,000 showing a decrease of The 175,000.

two million pounds sterling per acre cargo for some of the remote spots annum, we can well believe that a takes many months to reach its Anal BRITISH POST OFFICES IN CHINA. of £6 135. 44. per cent subjcet

God's Inspired. Wood”

BOT. H. E." Anderson sufficient proportion of that amount destination after arrival at the port of

available : for

These-mentings are open to all the

purposes

The report and accounts were adopted, women, and those interested are indicated by Mr. WILE As to

will be interested to learn that on and the dividend declared, the retiring asked to keep these afternoons freelan the third

froin 1st January over-printed stampa director (Mr Cr-Maerne) re-elected statement, It

will be used for postage at the British and the auditors re-appointed. perfectly true that the Germans are HERE is no use of our heating use at Hongkong and formerly, at the Post Offices in China. The stampe in now controlling several papers in Around the bush, We might as over-printol "China" in black ink. The Post Offices in China have been Chins--one or two printed in English well out with it first as last. We want to ring alues are for sale. Centa--1, and others in Chinese. There can the riext time you have cough or cold

you to try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy following

14, 12, 20, 25, 33, 60 Dollars be no doubt that the Germans have. There is no reason so far he wise Wrappers-2 cents and 5 cents. In-

23, 10. Postcards 1, 2 and 4 why you should not do attached great value to newspaper paraun by its remarkable cures has structions regarding books of stamps are

This pro publicity in China during the progress gained a world wide reputation, and not yet to hand. The ordinare Hong

people overywhere spent of it in the kong stamps san be used at the British

10.

cunts.

of the war. Not the least noteworthy highest terms of praise. It is for sale Postal Agencies in China during the nert

by all Chemists and Storekeepers twelve months,

GLOBINATIONS.

Banke

Donglanes

Indos Def Wharves China Pravideo Caments. H'kong Tram

3.30 p.m 703 C 116 buyers

129 sales

The collections from the following

Antung

Hankow.

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up to Doceraber 31, 1916

66 Bales

keeper