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coolie labour who are not poor from deliberate choice, and that the necessary amount of labour could not be attracted except by much higher rites of wages than prevailed at the time the estimates were made.
Whatever grounds may exist for criticism of the estimates of cost, the opinion of one of the greatest] authorities on irrigation in the wide world that it is possible to reproduce by extensive irrigation works a new Chaldea is not likely to be disregarded if the British oceapation becomes Permanent. The cost of his scheme
is a more fraction of what it has cot the British Government to occups Bagdad. If permanent occupation of the captured territory is intended, we may not have to wait for beginning of the restoration of the Babylonian irrigation system so long as before the war it seemed extremely likely that we shonid. To make the
FOOD PRICES IN HONGKONG.
The following answers were returned Council, this afternoon to questions by the Government at the Legislative asked by the Hon. Mr H. E. Pollock;— 1. Thirteen proclamations regulating shed, the first on the 18th Augent, 1914, the last on the 26th August, 1916. The last general revision of prices. is contained in proclamation No. 10 of the 12th March, 1913,
THE BANKRUPTCY COURT.
GAMBLING IN LEAD AND TIN.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1917.
THE MAGISTRACY.
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF
OFICM.
CHINA AND GERMANY
MANDATES ISSUED.
(Wah Ti Yat Po's Service,)
PERING, March 14.
Before His Honour. Sir Willinm last nighttwo Chinese women were arrest. Whilst walking in Wing Lock Street the price of foodstuffs have been pukes Dries, the Chief Justice, theed on suspicion and taken to the Police publie examination in bankruptcy of Station. Upon being searched before Leung Shin Tong, sole partner in the
A Mandate announcing the severaM:O Ou Fling Friu, was lick this morning specter Brazil. 374 taals of prepared of diplomatic relations with Germany has opium, other than Goverment opium, been issued today. Is recites China's Questioned by Mr. Carpanel, the was found tied around wach woman's i Official Receiver, petitioner said Be waist..
protest against the German submarine firma. was the only partner in the On Hing
refer the matter (of another meating) His Excellency the Governor will to the Committee,
that since the 25th July, 1914, the 3. The Government is informed retail prices in the Colony of the foort. us, named have been increased by increase has been larger. in others less. The increase would have been con viderably greater, hat is not been (SF the rike in exchange,
noma 10 to 12 la certain cascae the
It ungat be remembered the various circumtar ces, as for instance i ora e la
Mr. Carpmael: You said in your claim for $2,000 which was money previous continution, thus there was
you had borrowed. Was that sam
shown in your booksNo.
,1
:
Was it shown in the creditor's books? No.
Do you know that I hape rajvotes)- that claim?—No,
Did you show your "drawings in your books 2-No.
You did not show them at all?-
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The women ware brought before Mr. policy, and says that, after a month's Wood this morning, but the delay. Germany has replied that she is
appeared as solicitor for the defendants, of Chinese subjects, China is compelled to application of Mr. R. Haywood, who unable to mines that policy. As this policy menaces the Eves and property
the cane was remanded until' Monday.
next
AN OPIUM DIVAN. A Chinese charged with keeping an opium divan and preparing spiam was brought befors Mr. Wood this morning The defendant had been previously
most of the territory will be a naturni Freight rates, which were not foreseen No: whenever money was made Iconvicted for a similar offence and wa
To-day's Advertisements The China Mail.desire; the basis of the scheme exists, at the commencement of the war, have
TO LET:
NEW HOUSE in Condait Fond. 1 Bekly for occupation:
AND I GODOWN in Duddell Street For rent and other particulars Apply to--
H. M.B. NEMAZEE.
1 Des Voeux Rom. Hongkong, March 13, 1917... 157
TO LET."
IMMEDIATE ENTRY E
For rent and other particulars,
Apply to
very
THE MANAGER,
and the labour will be there in great abundaucs to make a start with the
HONGKONG, THEENDAY, March 15, 1917. great transformation of the country,
MESOPOTAMIA.
Tix cupture of Begdad and the suggestion that Mesopotamia will never agam revert to Turkish domization raises the question whether Mesopotathia is ever likely to prove of much value to Great
combined to raise prices. The recent Prohibition of the export to the Colony of foodstuffs front the United Kingdom will no doubt farther affect the price of food-stuffy imported from countries other than China.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The"estion of the limitation of prees will be referred to Ebo Committee.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Three coolies poisoned by coal gas whilst working
on a ship in the harbour | were taken to the Government Civil
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Hongkong Catholics and friends of the Rev. Father Gabard will hear The China Mail Steamship Com-with deep sympathy of the death of pany, Ltd. informs us that the .. Ching his mother which occurred on the sailed from San Francisco on March 31st Deceraber at her native town in 12th, and is due to arrive in Hongkong Italy on or about April 10th:
desindle SHOPS situated in Britain, except from the political Hospital yesterday, house Street, opposite the Ginai Hotel print of view. This region today Recently reconstructed.
[is hardly recognisable from the accounts given of it by the ancient historians. These tell that the soil of Mesopotamia was extremely fertile, Hanoports declaring that grain commonly "returned 200-fold to the sowe:. PLISY is authority for the statement that wheat was
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Hongkong for Co. Ltd 46, Connaught Brad Central Ronykas. March 15, 1917.
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KONINKLYEE PAKETVAART
MAATSCHAPLY
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
**
fined $100. on each charge.
-spent it.
Altogether what are your total ATTEMPT TO PASS A FORGED abilities-$100,000.
I put it to you that they are overf $160,000%-Yes.
And your assets are $24,000
Jee
What was your failure due to It consequence of the drop in the price of tin and lend.
You were gambling in tin and lead stocks?--Yes:
And you lost about $100,000 in gambling ?—Yes,
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Before you, lost money I suppose you made soine?—Yes, I made some money in speculating in lend and When did you start?-At the end
tiä.
of last year.
How long did take you to Alr. and Mrs. H. F. Carmichael lose this $150,000-About three or
CHEQUE.
Three Chinese employers of the Goueral Post Office were charged before Me Wood this morning with being. implicated in an attempt to pass on the Russo-Asiatic Bank a cheque bearing a false chop.
sevor diplomatic relations with Germany, The Mandate is signed by all the members of the Cabinet.
A further Mandatu directs the various
which the severance of relations entails. Departments to attend to the business and at the same time to accord protse tion to German subjects.
PASSPORTS FOR GERMAN
MINISTER...
The German Ministerin Peking and the Consals Lave received their pass ports and are expected to leave Chine to-morrow.
THE CHINESE MINISTER AND
..
STUDENTS IN BERLIN. The Chinese Minister in Berlin has been instructed to leave with his staff, The first defendant, who is a sorter and also to arrange for the safe return in the General Post Office, was charged of the Chinese students in Germany with stealing the cheque.
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The second defendant, a messenger in the Radio-Telegraph Department of the General Post Office, was charged with SEIZURE OF GERMAN SHIPS chop to the Russo-Asiatic Bank. presenting a cheque, bearing a false
AT SHANGHAI.
The third defendant, also a sorter in the General Post Office, was charged
SHANGHAI, March 14. with giving the forged cheque to the
The Naval Authorities, under in second defendant to take to the Bank.
structions from Peking, have seized which was issued by the International Sky Allen, Dein · Rickmers and Inspector Brazil stated that the cheque, the German ships Meilee, Meriah, Savings Bank for the sum of $135, came Fortuna in Shanghai harbour. through the post and was presented board have landed.
The seizure, took place without
The master of a licensed cargo junk have left Hongkong for Japan where four months Other people failed. reports that on the 12th instant, whilst they propose to stay a month and and I failed in consequence of them on a voyage from Hongkong to Cantor then proceed to California, remaining not being able to take delivery from with a cargo of rice, his boat grounded there until travel in the Atlantic is me, so that I could not take delivery at the Russo-Asiatic Bank, by the second i
from others.
Who are these firms? Four Bames were given. In reply to his Lordship, the
defendant. The Bank however, detect- trouble.. edethe chop to be a forgery and when retained, the messenger stated that, be,
defendant was also taken into custody anti defendant. On this statement the third received the cheque from the third
of Chinese hed been gambling in he, in turn, gava information that led
free from peril and they are able to return to England Mrs. Carmichael A Kuala Lumper contemporary during her residence in the Colony remarks: "In connection with the has actively interested herself in war Hon. Mr. Es. Tong Sen's generous gift work, and rendered valuable assist-Offical Receiver explained that a lot to the Empire, it is interesting to learn
twice ent and that a third growth afforded good "feeding for sheep, $5,000 was damaged by mit water
near Cap Sui Mun and cargo valued FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG: studded with "a vast number of cities". The country in ancient times was THE Steamship
and fruit and uut trees grew wild, “B JACOB"
It was the site of the "Garden of having arrived from the above port Consignes of Cargo by her are notified Eden." We are told that both among that all Goods are being landed at their Babylonian and Assyrian remains, risk into the hazards andor extra. hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong "there are many sculptures, reliefs and ast Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd. whence from the wharves inscriptions to show that busting
and/or doävery
may be obtained.
Goods not cleared by 21st March, will be fubject to ren
of wild beasts in dense jungles wan
that the approximate cost of a "Tanking Children's League. In these and market dropped and most of them on the authority of the Army Conneilce in connection with the Minister is £6,000.
*** Futures in tin and lead. The to the arrest of the first. defendant. other directions she will be much
The defemonts were remanded in missed.
Police custody until Tuesday morning
1:
The Hen. Treasurer of the Atce
:
a form of sport constantly indulged Memorial and Aliated Hospitals begs All broken, chafed and danaged pack-in by ancient Kings, in places where to acknowledge with thanks the follow ages are to be left in the Godowns, : where
they will be examined by Messrs.to-day exist no jungle, but utterlying donation to the funds. of the Goddard and Douglas on the 20th March, onwatered desert." Accounts of the Morningside Church S.
Hospitals- ∙1917 at 10a.m.
Claims against the stormer must be military operations in Mesopotamia presented in writing within ten days
Edraburgh after arrival of steamer, otherwise they have made us familiar with the Miss J. Stewart, Dunder
will not be recognised
fact that the country in the vicinity
No Fire Insurance will be effected by of the Tigris suffers badly from floods the Undoraigned in any case whatever."
Bills of Lading will be countersigned | ut certain seasona of the year, by
Agenia.
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Service
programme,
were caught.
..
Asked why puges were tom out.of his cash book putitioner said bis accountant had made some mistakes and hid torn the leaves out.
Mr. Carpinet: Do you smoke opium-I used to smoke about $1.80 worth a day.
MANLAUGHTER CASE HEARD.
The case in which a contractor and his foreman are charged with mau- slaughter as the result of the collapse of a brick wall, at the ruins of No. 7 Shanghai Street,
All on
THE COLONY'S WAR ĠIFT.
At the meeting of the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council recommended that the Council vote a this afternoon, HE, The Governor
sum of Two million Dollars (82,000,000, in Rid of Miscellaneous Services, Con- tribution to Imperial Government for War Pitrack.
The Hon. Colonial Seretary, who presided at the meeting of the committee, Yaumati, several remarked that this was the largest days ago, was heard before. Mr. J. R. attendance they had ever had at a Wood this afternoon.
Finance Committee Meeting. The Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson agreed.
The Committen agreed to the recom mandation."
For the Special Matinee on Saturday afternoon next on behalf of the Entertainment Fund for neen, which is being or ganised by the Revs. Cooper Hunt .£8-$6862 and T. Robinson the Bundman 21 = 8.586pera Company are preparing a very
And you were smoking" opium bright and attractive
when the receiving order and made? and we are informed that the enter. You did not attend the meeting of Clarke's Cirque, a combination of thirument as a whole will be the best your creditors--No. but the meteorological records show English, French and Italian, artistes potpourri seen in the Colony for a
You absconded and you gave the that the
very will open here on Monday next on the long time. The members of the reason for absconding, which I 1580 uncertain factor. The mean vacant ground near the Railway Station company themselves are undertaking accepted. Where did you get money
rainfall in the past twenty years at Kowloon (there being no site avail- all expenses. Calls for different war to live on then?--I lived with died of his injuries. has been something less than nine able on this side of the harbour). It funds are urgent and many, but no friend.
will be. year. Archaeologists tell the Troupe's first visit to this one will deny that this is a most us that in all probability the
Colony and they are styled the most deserving fund and worthy of all the summer crops of the Babylonians brought together.
brilliant assembly of "srtistes ever support asked for. The money were irrigated by the spring foods
دارد
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LYN.
Hongkong, March 15, 1917.
(Continued on Page 8:)
THE CALENDAR,
MEMO. FOR TO-MORROW.
At
Messrs
I am-Auction of Rugs Sheete,
Sweater Coats, etc. Hughes and Hough's.
General Memoranda,
SATURDAY, March 17-
St. Patrick's Day.
inches
rain ia
1
in the rivers..while rain applied moisture for the winter crops when
A European lady staying at the
every cent of it-will be well-spent, but it will be spent without aplosh or waste, and every dollar will give
its fall value in interest and variety Majesty's Forces among us.
Yes!" And I suppose you smoked your friend's opium? Where do you get the money to smoke bpium now?! I do not smoke tow, because I have no money to buy oplum.
Mr. Carpmual to his Lordship: That is not true. Your Lordship bus
be is a confirmed opium smoker
The examination then closed.
OTHER GASES." Other applications were disposed of as follows:
the rivers were Inw. "It will be Galia Face Hotel, Colombo, was to the lives of the men of His only to look at the man to see that remembered that a few years ago fined by Lieut.-Commander Stainer, the Turkish Government was seriously R.N., the Harbour Master, Ra,200 cocsidering whether the conditions for boarding a steamer without a which obtained in ancient times are permit. It was stated in evidence | susceptible of being reproduced by a that the lady, who went on board to systom of irrigation. The system of meet a relative, was warned by a 10.30 am.-Auction of Table Cloths,
Dress Materials, Boots and Shoes, canalisation which once watered this customs official not to do so unless etc. at Mesars. Hughes and Hough's country is said to be without parallel she had a permit.
Dance at "Kingselers",
10.30 a.m.-Auction of Brassware at
Meesra. Hughes and Hough's.
4.30 p.m.-Matinee by Bandmann in modern times, both on account
Opera Co. in aid of Entertainment of its magnitude and on account Fund for men of H. M. Services.
MONDAY, March 19:
ment House.
: 5.30 p.m. --~ Launching of the 8.8.
"Kwaisang” at Kowloon Docic.
of the area affected. A few years
CHURCH NOTES.
Re Yeung Yat Chi-Liabilities
The Bishop of Victoria, accompanied $75,000; assets $16,000. A receiv by the Rev. W. T. Featherstone, lofting order was granted. the Colony this morning by the stanza-
The circumstances were that five men and dhe, woman, engaged in de imolishing the wall were injured in the accident and taken to the Government Civil Hospital where one of the men
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Inspector Gerard, of Yaumati, appear-
od as prosecutor and the defendants were THE CAPTAIN FRYATT MEMORIAL represented by Mr. FX. D'Almeda..
Mr. D'Almada mentioned that the woman injured in the accident has also died, and he stated that she was a relative of the second defendant.
CONTRIBUTION FROM ITALY.
The Special Committee, which is His Worship, however, said the point Memorial Find have been gratified to administering the Captain Fryatt would not be of much help to the defence receive the following letter from Home, Dr. Macfarlane, Medical Officer in accompanied by Two Hundred Guineas charge of the Mortuary Hongkong, to the Memorial: stated that the' man injured in the accident had died of a fractured skull as the result of a fall from a height.
Two Chinese doposed that they' identified the deceased as their younger brother."
has been so largely responsiblVery Rev. Dr. Antonio Gomes of/Pose to return to the Colony via Wachow the money was not yet 'forthcoming case before, the Court
WEDNESDAY, March 21-
for
St. Paul's College Athletic Sports,en in
Race Course, Happy Valley,
March 28:-
schema of reclamation entailing a 11.30am-Groen Island Cement Co's cost of £21,000,000. This scheme
Meeting Noon, Queen's College Athie ie dealt only with the richest and most
It is with pleasure that, we associate ourselves, not only as Ship- builders but also da Proprietors of the "Societa" Nazionale Italiana. Di Navigazione" to the erection of a Memorial in honour of the, brave martyr "Captain Charles Fryatt" who was a victim of the ferocious enemy for baring gallantly done what be considered to be his duty in trying to save the steamer under his com mand. A deed which ought to have "had the admiration even of the bar barous enemy and which will always "remain a standard of the gallantry of the Mercantile Naval Oficer and men who, without seeking glory, are doing daily their duty in the dar gerous task entrusted to them.
Therefore we have the pleasure to one hundred is on behalf of the Societa enclose two hundred gameas of which
Anonima Italians Gia Ansalde" and C., and one hundred on behalf of the Societa' Naziomla Di Navigazione.”
Mr. J. Eldridge, Overseer of the Re the Hing Kee Firm.-Recision Public Works Department, gave evidence ship "Hongkong for Haiphong on granted.
as to the shoring on the premises. He rcute to Pakhoi, Liemehow, Cheungick, We are informed by Bishop Mali, Lingshaan and Nanning where It was stated that arrangements for/4 wall was to erect a scaffold for the Be The Shing Tak Ching Bank.stated that the proper way to demolish Police Reserve Orchestra at Govern- ago Sir WILLIAM WILLCOOKS the Pozzoni that a Mission will be held confirmations are to be held. They pro- a composition had been made, but men engaged in the demolition to stand
Famous irrigation engineer who at the Catholic Cathedral by the
ou. This, he said, was not 'done in the and the West River. "Macao commencing at 6 p.m. on the evolution of irrigation
The Bishop expects to return to the Re The Kwong Hing Firm.-The A: E. Wright, Executive Engineer of A further adjournment was granted.. Further evidence was given by Mr Egypt,
Thursday, the 20th instant, and end- Colony, about the 3rd April. The was invited to MONDAY, General Meeting of extensive scheme, of irrigation for at their seats before the commence Cathedral will be continued on Sunday creditors. Mr. D'Almada, who ap had they complied with this ordinance A letter of thanks has been returned
report on the subject of an 4th. Seatholders are requested to be ing on Wednesday evening, April
liabilities were stated to be $5,000 the Public Works Department, who course of sermons which he was and the assets as likely to produce testified that the defendants had failed the Hongkong Genel Chamber of Mesopotamia, and he produced.sment of each service.
giving on Sunday evenings at the Commerce.
$4,000 for division amongst the to notify him that the ruined building TURDAY, March 27':--
was being demoliaked, and stated that: next by the Ror. C. L. Cooper: Hunt;} Chaplain to the Forces.
peared for the petitioning creditors. an officer of the Public Works Depart for this generous contribution. The The Lent lectures to Ladies on Fri- said the firm was solvert if the book wont would have been want to inspect Memorial, which has been organised Sparta on College Ground, Cause accessible parts of the deltas of the Council this afternoon four new Bills attached to the Bishop's house, St. Paul's order was granted.
At the meeting of the Legislative day mornings at 10.45 in the Chapel debts were collected. A receiving
the premises way Bay
The case was then adjourned until Guild, Liverpool, will take the by the Imperial Merchant Service P. Annual General Meeting of Tigris and the Euphrates, some 4,000 were read a first time. They deal (1) College, will be continued during Lent. the Association of Exporten and
next Monday, His Worship reducing form of a permanent Memorial, and a Dealers of Hongkong,
square miles in the neighbourhood of with the amendment of the Rating Tomorrow the lecture will be given by
the first defendant's bail to: 8200 and Fund for the purposes of alleviation of TUENDAY & WEDNESDAY March 28 of Bagdad, and he estimated that Ordinance, 1901; (3) the protection of the Rav, N. C. Pope, Chaplain of St
fixing the second defendant's bail as cases of saftenog nad distress, primarily 2.15 p.m. --Auction of Household the land thus reclaimed would be certain Public Servants from, legal Andrew's, Kowloon.
$1,000, as before. Furniture at Braeside," 20 Mac-
those due to the war, arising amongrt... donnell Rosd
the members of the profession to which worth £60,000,000. These figures proceedings in respect of certain liabi Wednesday, March 28
Captain Fratt belanged, or their have been criticised because they are Alien Enemies (winding up) Ordinance, litics'; (3) further amendment of the
A FAMILY NECESSITY dependenta. If so desired contributions, ing
based on the assumption that at 1814; (4) amendment of the Protection
BEST MEDICINE MADE
VERY family should be provided may be estarked for one object or the Nom, Hongkong fire logarance Co's unlimited supply of labour is avail of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897.
with Chamberlain's Pain Balm st Meeting
molicing can not be mude
TROUBLE AVERTED
ail times. Eprains may be cured in much Another recent contribution through THURSDAY, March 29
ablo Mr. DAVID
ASER, in his. The cight, Bills introduced in the relieves the lungs, opens the secretione,yoursinust be checked at ono or and chest and rhovmatis prins are Hoing writers Association is that of a thousand.. less time when promptly treated Lame the medium of the Liverpool Under- Chamberlain's Cough Remedy:HAT bittle cold and sore throat of back, Ismy shoulder pech in the side than Hongkong Stock Exchange Settlement book "The Short Cut to ladis Council on March 8th passed their aids expectoration and naiste nature in it may develop into something word of the diseases for which i Lipecially france from the Comite Des Ascarous
Day TRGAT, March 30
declares that there are so people second and fun reading without distoring the systeta to a healthy, condi Take a few doses of Chamberlain's Cough valuables Try this Iminent and become Maritimes: De Paris. This has Nopa hins Bazar Refining Cu's in these regions poor enough to do
tion Benides it contains no opiates Remedy and your hoobles will soon acquainted with its qualities and you ampplemented by an additional contribu And is perfectly safe to take For sie vanish sale by 1. Chamista and will never wish to be without it. For tion of £100 from the larpool Under Mesting.
Fby all Chemista and Storekeepers. Storekeepers.DEN
A by all Chemists and Storekeepers writers Association
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11.30m-Hougkong Ice Co's. Meet
granted, and
Ro Lau Pak Fan-Adjudication
Re The Luen Kee Firm. The accountant of this firm pointed Trustee subject to suitable security being provided.
was.ap
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