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NOTICE.

THEREAS on 18th day of January, 1017 the Yamatre Police found CARGO BOAT co. 9800 Vin Yamater Bay with a quantity of coal aboard; the asid junk having been apparently abandoned by the master and crew.

THIS IS TO GAVE NOTICE that if the said junt and coal be not lawfully

DEITE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOUAL AND GENERAL.

There wore 53 cases of swall-pox with 3 deaths from the disease reported the Colony laat week. There were two cares of entarie fèver and one fatal case of plague.

The collections at St. John's Cathedral on Sunday last in aid of the work of the Missions to Seamen amongst Mine Sweepers at ports in the United Kingilum amounted to ₹421.39.

THE MAGISTRACY.

ATTEMPT TO EXPORT SILVER DOLLARS.

THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT AND

THE WAR.

As this afternoon's meeting of the Sanitary Board, the President (Mt. [ A Chinese was charged before 1 W. Thitman) replying to questions Wood with attempting to export more

than 3800 in silver. It was alleged the defendant had gone or Douglas Wharf with the money concealed on his person He was seen by Police Constable Fallon, who went into the witness box sad

pas by Mr. Bowley, said: -

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1917.

BRITONS Y. GERMANS

IN CHINA.

THE REVELATIONS OF THE

HONGKONG LIQUIDATIONS. "

We have on

2011 30

on their

headlong scramble to obtain business, no matter whether a profs,was made,

This idea that it was neces sary to do a large turnover at all" costs seems, he says, to have pers meåted and ketunted all the German houses in. Hongkong. The following members of the staff have been granted leave since the occasion suggested that the informadone: "One fitin with a large staff more than one Here are instanges of how it was,

war began:-Dr. Clarks, Dr. Pearse in which the liquidators of the and a correspondingly large and Inspectors Lamble, Duncan, Meade Germain businesses in Hongkong had world-wide trade made profits which and Wooley. They have been derived from the task entrusted to without deducting managing part- granted leave"

on the usual terma them by the Government should be ner's huge and without deducting according to their rank of service made available to the general public interest on capital amount to about Inspectors Coombes and Fisher have A small brochure of just one hun-1 per cent, per annum been granted three months leave dred pages has now beer published, turnover, but nearly one half of this

been and fillington has

and we are sure there will be a very profit was derived from thetagenop

certain, Britis granted indefinite kave, for the wide sale for it. The author is Afr.hey held of a

Another purpose of service with His Majesty's Dennis K. Moss (of Messrs. Alex Insurance Company: forces. The only member of the

handsome profit searched at the Police Station the specie Sanitary Staff now on active service. & Co.) who has had the advan-firm - mados a was found in mone's belt tiettas far as I ara aware, is Inspecter tage of assisting in some of these few years ago out of a Chinese, Eie has compared Government contract. Since that the money found thin the defendant last land, which was about Christ notes with the liquidators of other time it had apparently spent all, German businesses in the Colony,the profit in endeavouring, by, took a peice of paper from his pocket as time. I know nothing as to with the result that he is able to showing great style, and with the and quickly put, in his mouth decorations. Judgment has been entered for de-Despite the combined efforts of the fendants in the Admiralty Court, Londoa witness, an Indian constable and a defendant in the collision case between the Penrith lakong to stop him, the

managed to swallow the paper. Castle, of Liverpool and the Japanese

"A Peking telegrain says that the loan by the new banking debina tion has been fixed at £10,000,000 America will advance one-thin the amnunt, Japan one-third, and rou Dritain and France the remaining

thinl.

testified that the defendant saw him approaching and Talked quickly off the wharf. The witness followed and after a chase, caught the defendant, who resisted arrest so violently that it was necessary for the witness to enlist the aid of an Indian constable to remove him to the Police Station.

When the defendant was

around big waist. No sooner was

each

Fillington, who was well when we liquidations.

WICKING-On the lat instant at her steamship Fushimi Maru, in Gravesencharge, stating that he was not on the of disinfection was givan by the Sanitary He does not hesitate to accord the Still urother firm, one of the most

residence, Milton Road, Bourne mouth, MRS. HANNAH WICKING, widow of the late Mr. Harry Wicking.

The China Mail.

Reach of the River Thames The defence was compulsory pilotage.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.. It is stated that Mr. E. M. Guli, of

The defen hint pleaded not guilty tothe

Douglas Wharf but had just collected the money on draught which, he bad brought with him from Canton. After having the money changed by a money changer he went on the Praya, where he was assaulted and taken to the Police

call a number of witnesses, all of whom were in Canter, who could give evidence to prove that he did not intend to export the money.

to

the "North China Daily News," in Station. The defendant said he couland Patron's Steam Disinfecting Cham capacity superior to the British subsidised, but. by "the dishonest

shortly leaving Shanghai to offer his

claimed within ten days from date the oxoxaso, TUESDAY, February 6, 1817. services to the Government. same WILL BE SOLD.

(signed) C. MCI, MESSER, Captain.Superintendent of Police.

Hongkong, Feb. 8, 1917

_5|,.!

1470

HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY

LIMITED.

GERMAN TRADE IN CHINA.

We see it stated in a contemporary that sa article in the "London Quarterly Review," on "The Germans in China," written by Mr. E C MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS Cooper, shows how Germany has

NOTICE.

THE ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY

Mr. E. V. D. Parr (Superinten dent of the P. & D. Company) has! His Worship ordered the money to heen uppointed to be a member of bo confiscated and imposed a fine of the Court of Directors of the Hong-$500. hong and Shanghai Racking Cor- poration, Ltd.

The marriage of Mr. P. L. Knight. chief assistant in the P. & 0. Com-

will be held at the Company's Hotel on succeeded in securing so large aany's office in Hongkong, and Miss SATURDAY, 17th February, 1917, at proportion of China's trade. "It is a Tony Anpa James, of the Matilda Hoox, for the purpose of receiving &

trader.

write of the liquidations as a whole, help of aximvagant measure, to and be has done so with good tastes repeat its former profitable transac DISINFECTION DEMONSTRATIONS. sound judgment and the impartiality tion. The result was that when the which a business mit brings to the liquidations were begun it was found A demonstration of various methods consideration of business questiona.that the fun was already insolvent,

Board to representatives of the Chinese Germans a mexxt of praise for enter influential amongst the German Press and the Kaifongs yesterday afterprise where he considers it deserved enterprises was found to be locally noon at the Disinfecting Station, under bus the liquidations have revealed quite insolvent at an early stage in the direction of Dr. W. J. Woodman, very small grounds indeed for the the process of liquidation."' Medical Ocer of Health. The advant general public impression that the ages of the disinfecting spray and Alliot Germans had shown a business ber wars first explained and this was followed by practical demonstrations."

The object in view was to show that the disinfecting process caused no injury to the goods and chattels of the occupants. Chief Inspector Lyon of the demonstrations and Mr. D. W. Trstman, trade would be brought to light, but President of the Sanitary Board, Mr. greatly to the, surprise of those mer-

In further chapters he examines Ng Hon Taz, member of the Beard, chants and accountants who were Dr. Woodman, the M.0.H., and Mt Tac appointed liquidators, the averige

the trades in which the Germans gave the necessary explanations. The result of their investigations was a impression which prevails among the more complete knowlexige of bow not were supposed to, and in some cases Chinese that disinfection ruine ailk par to do business. So poor and feable did, actually excel, but the methods ticularly was demonstrated to be entirely were the results disclosed that it was by which these results were achieved

exhibition ought to ensure for the efforts of the Sanitary Department to combat the spread of epidemic discuse by disinfection, a more cordial welcome than has often been the case heretofore.

The Germans were enabled carry on, bot because they were

methods which it was discovered was There are surprising revelations in used by nearly all the German fians this book. Mr. Moss remarks that to obtain capital for trading pur when the liquidations were

poses. Mr. Moss says the bulk of menced it was generally thought that their business was actually done on

com.

In default of payment theanitary Department carried out the new and successful methods of doing capital, borrowed on false pretences

defendant wal sertenced to three months' hard about

from London finance houses, and he explains the process."

statement of Accounts of the Company story of ceaseless energy and untiring Hospital, took place quietly this/Cainese, who was struck by a tramqproneous, and the general result of the at first supposed that all the Ger were not «nch as commend them-

to 31st December, 1916, with the report

of the Directors, and to discuss any astuteness, backed

by financial mercing at St. John's Cathedral.

matter that may be competently brought support from the German Govern-

before the Meeting.

By Order of the Board.

J, H. TAGGART,

Acting Secretary,

Hongkong, Feb. 1, 1917.

1483

KILLED ON THE TRAM LINE."

An inquest into the death of a

car in Des Voeux Road West on the 23rd of January, was held to-day at the Magistracy before Mr. J. R.

one way, possibly with the object and long credite Another Shanghai boy,-Mr. A. C.R.

Wood, acting as 'coroner.

After hearing the evidence the Jury returned the following verdict:

•

mans in Hongkong had been heavily selves to British merchants as worthy subsidised "by their, Government in of emulation. Secret commissions

we prominent. factors in this success. It cannot be said," remarks the author," that

The deceased 'died, from multiple | RECITAL AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE. other; but the suthor is able to shathe Germans were materially helped

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Comment." We have not seen the article in has left for Home via Siberis, in pany will be CLOSED from 10th to 17th the "Quarterly Review" but we doubt order to apply for a commission in H. M. February, 1917, both days inclusive.

off hand whether this assertion that Forces. Mr. Naib, who holds a position the merchants were subsidised by the with Mesara. Reiss and Co., has had German Government is supported by seven years' experience with "B" Co. injuries caused by having been. knocked down by tram car No: 27 any satisfactory evidence. It bad British, S.V.C. long been a mystery how. German

of the Hongkong Tramway Company Mr. James Murdoch of Kagoshima, on the morning of the 23rd of Janu- merchants could trade as they did in China without & Government subsidy, the author of a history of Japan ary. The death was accidental. We NOTICE IS FARY YEARLY MEET but the secret has been discovered which is considered the standard exonerate the motor driver and the

HEREBY GIVEN that

of German work, will leave Yokohama for Mel. Tramway Company from all blame. Liquidators ING of the Shareholders in this by Corporation will be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the businesses in Hongkong and sbourne this month. 24TS DAY of FEBRUARY 1817, at Noo, exposed in the little brochure by engaged by, the Australian Gover- for the purpose of receiving the Raport

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

the

of the Court of Directon together with Mr DENNIS K. Moss, of which a

2 statement

Awill be

He has been

mert (to occupy a Japanese chair in Government "university) reports the Japan Advertiser.

J

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD. The Report of the board of Directors for the Half Year ended 31st December,

"The recital given by Mr. Denman Fuller at Government House last night, by kind permission of H.E. The Ger-

of a complete subversion of British trade. Enquiries did not confirm either the one conjecture or the

how the Germans were able to sell by their own banks, and it is signi ficant that most of their business Manchester and Bradford goods for was done through British banks, and next to nothing, and often at a heavy with the help of private banking. loss." Tho author remarks that the institutions in London." Verb. sap.

ernor, was an unqualified success. Mr. most curious fact that the liquida- The concluding chapter consists of Fuller's selections were from the works tions have brought to notice is that some interesting genem observations of a dozen different composers. They

even in their own German and Aus- on the importance of formulating now included-Ballads in F. minor, Chopin; trian manufactures they carried on a definite trade policy to be followed Sphinx, Cyril Scott; Hunting Sorg, E.

with each

We have given a sufficient idea of Isac; Raflets dans l'eau, C. Debussy org themselves an astounding after the war Concert Study, Oscar Beringer, Rbap cut-throat competition of Accounts for the year somewhat lengthy notice will be

1916.

sody, L. Schytté; A Dreamer's Tales other," which leaves one in speech- the salient features of the little December, ending the 31st of Shares of the found in another column. We can

(No. 3) Norman Paterkin; Humcrisque, less wonder as to where the Deces brochure to show that it is, one which general demand, and we can CLOSED from

Mr. Kant W. Clark, who has been

Dversk; La Campanella, Liszt; Ballade, sity arose for doing such Business." mects a the 19TH FEBECART, to give the German credit for his

York Bowen, Serenade, Frank Bridge; There are excellent grounds for sur confidently predict for it a very wide SATURDAY, the SATE FEBRUARY, 1917 ceaseless energy and his "antiring the purser of the Korea" Maru sines the

The Profit Working Account Intermezzo in octaves, Leschetitzky.mising, Mr. Moss says, that there is sale at Home as well as throughout (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares can be astuteness," but he conducted his commissioned on her trans-Pacific

business by methods which kept him service under the Toye Kisen Kaisha amounted to $69,310.07 as compared Mr. Denman Fuller's ability as a pianist more than one British firm in Hong the East. I only remains for us registered.

fag, is to take over the management of with $56,123.44 for the corresponding is so well known to the community that kong, whose annual net profits equal to add that the book has been printed By Order of the Court of Directors,

next door to insolvency, it he was not the Oriental Hotel, Kobe, the first of a period of 1915, being an incense it is scarcely accesary to say that bis the total amount made by all the and published at the Hongkong N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager" actually insolvent all the time. "After number of betals which are to be of $11,886.63.

treatment of the various compositions German firms lumped together! Yet Daily Prese" office, is issued at the 1489 the disclosures of the liquidations operated by the Toyo Kisen Kisha in

The Profit and Loss Account, includ. was masterly and greatly enjoyed. there were German firms in the price of one dollar, and that it is we cannot imagine that the Germans connection with its steamship service.. will ever again enjoy the financial facilities they were able to obtain

Hongkong. Feb. 6, 1917.

THE DIARY..

The Hon. Mr. F. Beton James C.M.G., before the war, very largely through Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements, was married at Singapore on the 22nd British banks, which enabled them tot to Miss Bari The Cathedral was win a bubble reputation for com- beautifully decorated. The Bishop of 4.30 p.m.-Frize Giving by Lady May mercial enterprise. It was happy Singapore, Archdeacon Swindell and

MEMOS. FOX TO-MORROW. 11.78 a.m.-Full Moon.

at Kowloon British School.

General Memoranda.

TEDDAY, Feb. 8-

E

1.30 p.m.- Auction of Household Furniturs & Meser. Hughes and Hough's. SATURDAY, Feb 10:

11am-Kowloon Land and Building afe Ce's. Meeting,

1916 acotes.

tioned as follow>——

To pay a dividend of

MEN'S CLUB.

ing the sum of $54,777.05 brought Mr. Denman Fuller was assisted by Colony of great pretensions, and the obtainable from Messrs. Kelly & forward from 30th June, 1916, shows a Mrs. Galloway (vocalist) and Mr. amount of business done by the Walsh, Ltd., as well as from the erdit balance of $123,493.32, which the Balean (violinist), bath, we believe, Gerding was considerable, for "they publishers. Directors recommend should be appor-making & first appearance before certainly had a firm grip on many Hongkong audience. Mrs. Galloway

branches, and practically a mono- ang Wilfrid Sanderson's "Break o'day," Roger Quilter's "Now sleeps the poly of the business in dyes, cotton $3.00 per share on

ammunition and also the bulk of the 20,000 Shares $60,000.00 crime petal," and a "Lullaby" and fancy piece goods, metais, arrás and

The Dawn of Joy" by Mr. Dearan

The fourteenth Social Evening is to be 20,000.00 Fuller. Mra. Galloway" is a distinct German and Austrian manulac

Nevertheless, Mr. Aloss held to-morrow at 7.30 pm The follow acquisition to the ranks of local vocalists... She has a

good voies and her songs calculates that the British portioning programme has been arranged. were given with expression and clear of the trade of the Colony, as

1-Chinese Acrobatic Display, and some Magic by the famous Mr Ing Said enunciation. In response to a distinguished from trade done by

Wah of Canton and America. demand for an encore she added to her the Chinese themselves," probably,

2-Song-Lee. Cpl. Frentan, "A"

4th K.S.LL sontributions an exquisite song with amounted to over 70 per cent. of What's in the air today' as a refrain the total business done," and on Mr. F. Austin ably played the accom- their portion it is certain they, made paniments to three of the sorgs, Mr. not two, but twenty times as much Fuller playing his own compositions.

as the Germans did.!!

To transfer to Hepairs and his

Renewals Account. To write off Steam Launch. To carry forward to Nay

Account

1,000.00

idea on the part of Mr. Moss to take the Rev. Mr. Roberts officiated at the as a sort of text for his story service. Colonel Basevi gave away Bernardhi preposterous claim that daughter. Mr. Crichton was best men HLE the Governor, Lady Evelyn "Hongkong, the great Emporium of Southern China, has been raised Young, Colans and Mrs. Baseri, and

42,493.33 to itá position of eminence chiefly by Mrs. Nicholson signed the register. German industry." This claim ban The bride wore white satin, draped over

$123,493.35 been repeated so often that many

net, and chiffon, embroidered with pearls, Directorate. Mr. Ellis Kadourie retires Woon-Humphrey atto and Englishmen at home had come to with a white tulle veil, edged with by rotation but offers himself for re-

Dance Co's. Meetings

belleve it. We recall a statement in 2.15 p.m.Cricket: H. K. C. C.

K.C.C. at Kowloo

■ British commercial paper a few pearls over a wreath of orange blossoms election:**

The bridesmaids, the Miss Piggott, Auditors. The Accounts for the Half years ago to the effect that there were wore white not chiffon, edged with Year under review have been audited setually more German merchant firmsilver ribbon. A reception was held at by Messrs. A. R. Lowe, CA. and E. in Hongkong than British, and on Goverment House. HE the Governor Ferey Smith, F.; Messrs. A. K Lowe examining the Directory we found proposed the health of the married and HL Perey Smith, offer themselves for Inspection of the HK Police Reserve that thore, was, in fact, one more

by HE the Governor.

German houss than British But couple, who later left for Pesang. WEDDAY, Feb. 14:-

Finance

v.

2.30 pm-Auction Clothing and fects of ate A. W. Button at Lang Hughes and Hough's

of Foundation Stone of Do Chinese YMCA building by Bishop Lander.

9.16 p.m.Consors Helene May

Institute.

Mox. 26, Tuss 27 & WD. Fab. 28

Hangking Jockey Club Base Meeting

POR JOSE. YOUR NAME

in gold on your

RACE BOOK

much depends, of course, on the definition and status of a commercial firm. Many of the German "housen" were practically "one-man shows." Mr Moss gives the number of Austrians and Germans in actual business or trade in the Colony when the war broke out as 160," as against well over 860 British subjects in

actual business or trade, quite apart from any engaged in administrative

you distinguish your Rae Boor legal, naval or military work. There

any other t

was, in fact, nothing to justify the claim that Hongkong had been

CLOSING" QUOTATIONS.

3.30. p.

Star Ferries..... Chima Sugar Malabons

Waterbonia

$ 32 buyers 126 buyers 30. buyers

re-election.

J. SCOTT HARSTON,

Chairman,

tures."

Fd

Mr. Balean's violin contribution,

THE EXPORT TRADE. Reveria" (Vieuxtemps), was extreme.

In the export of Chinese produce ly well played and greeted with an insistent demand for an encere, Mr. Moss says the liquidations in reponse to which Mrs. Balean played revealed the

competition same foclist another piece with equal access to secure business at all coats. A The piago accompaniments were gives the instance of one firm actu- excellently played by Miss E. Osmund, ally having a turnover of four million THE RAUB OUTPUT.

young pianist of great promiss

dollars a year in Silk, and yet out of The proceeds of the Recital art, to be this only earned enough to pay the Mesara. Moxon and Taylor have given to the Hongkong Association

cort of running the department. received a cable giving the Raab Output of Women War Workers, while Another firm did a huge export made for the past four weeks as under the proceeds of the programmes

tons.ore (which were sold at the door in Chinese produce and the total

Bukit Koman ...805 oz gold from 6250;

1.126.

PART I

Cpl. Frost, AS.C

3-Comic Borg-Eimpson, "A" Co.

Comic Bong-

4th K.S.I.L.. 5-Humerous Duelogue-Col

strong and Pte, Braddick, Co, 4th K.S.LL

6 Comic Song-Szt. McGregor, RE 7-Comic Song Pte.. Jones,

4th K.B.LL 8-Comic Song-Gunner Wainwrig

88th Co., R.GA

INTERVAL. * PART H.

1--Sleight-of-hand and Card: Tricks-

Espper Cooke, H.E.V.C. 2-Presentation of Billiard Challange Cup to Pte. J. E. Austin, th KALL-His Excellency

•Gove tetto-gt slim, Cpl.

Vocal

the

Armstrong, Lee. Cpl. Freeman, and Pie Braddick, A Cay KSLI Selection-Hors. Mr Claud Severn

H. E. Muriet

4430 by children in Scottish drees) go profits were seldom over £300 per Mr Pollock-KO:

10,689

to the Scottish Women's Hospitals Fand. Nearly every seat in the ball room, in which the Recital was given, was occupied and financially the Recital must have been as great a success it was musically

annum, **In many instances.com~

7-Song-Era Mariel tinued and serious loesca were the Irish Stories His Excellency, the

Governor. order of the day."

-Hanro Trio-Cpl Armstrong Pte Braddick, and to Foroy, 4th RBLL

Recitation-Mr. 10-Humorous

Humphreys

7 buyers China Lights

4.60 buyers H'kong Electrics. 40 buyers 15 buyers

AN UNWRITTEN WILLL:

fame and Year pisted on the cover

at the CHINA MAIL: Ofice

zenera

Secure speedy return of your Race raised to its position of eminence in the Frbate Court recently M2|||||

A FORTY YEARS' TEST.

Of oonld you mžalay It,

chiefly by German industry, and there Justice Shearoan pronounced in farcar HAMBERLAITS Cough Remedy

Lieutenant Wardrop, who was mirzied for the past forty years, and hu gained and Lady Ziny sitertained the larges worth boasting about by the Germans at May, told & brother officer daring in popularity diery year. What better as regards their trade with China bestien France that if he were killed roommandation is required for sale company to a light upper in the room

all his property should 220. to his wife All Chemists and Stelpeper, He was shot dawanhortly afterwards.

below

HOW IT WAS DONE

Burrett

does not sem to be a great deal of a will made by a word of mouth. has been wring" coughs and colds After the Concert, ILE The Governors, that the Germans gare long eud 11-Comic Bong Gunner

The liquidations have proved, he

dangerous credits, worked many lines be obtained their capital by dishonest means mod in fact seemed

to

with one another in a inad

Wainwright,

Coy, R. G 18Humorous Dualogue Pla

and Plo Jones 4. Coy

GOD SAY THA KING.