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WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

To-day's Advertisements.

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Hongkon Stock Exchange will be CLOSEDon WEDNESDAYS at 1 o'clock

..ntil further actice. By Uriler of the Committer,

I. HANCOCK,

N Secretary,

Hongkong, May 2, 1917. -

PUBLIC AUOTION.

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1780

THE Undersigned have received in

structions from Mr. H. F. Hickman, onell by Public Auction,

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MONDAY,

the 7th May, 1917, at 230 p... at "Balgowine" No. 13.

The Feuk,

THE INDNY

TALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE, therein contained, Comprising :--

HONGKONG.

TELEPHONE No 916,

DEATHS.

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SEVERNA Shanghai on April 23, ADROLDO B. SKYRIM, aged 61 years, Titosos.-On April 23, at Shanghai, the Ven Archdeacon. ELLIOT HERER Tromsos, D.D., aged 53. BYRNE On April 24, at Shanghai, after a long illness. KATE HILDA STEART, the beloved wife E T. BYRNE

RAMS. On April 25, at Shanghai, ELIZA BOTNES, HAMBIAN, dearly beloved mother of Mrs. T. H. Farris and Captain F., Harablin. age 64 years

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, May 2, 1917.

THE WAR.

pace, which is occupied by vast preparations for a renews even more formidable scale-and it

Una is instructive to look at the official

fallstand and Long Blackwood Side Table, Chesterfield Sofas and Arm We are toll to-day of a fall in the chwire, Blackwood Tempoys, Occasional Tables and Stands, Sideboard, Extension great battle-n sort of breathing Dining Table and Chairs, a few lots of Ghan and Crockery Ware, Single Bed

ds, Wardrobes, Toilet Tables and Washstands, de, Pantry Utensils.

(Full Farticulars from Catalogue.) En view from Saturday 2 pro. Tomas :—Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Bongkong, May 2, 1917.

PUBLIC

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AUCTION,

THE Undersigned have received in structions to sell by Public Auction.

(FOR ACCOUS OF THE CONCERNED),

ON

ARIVAL" PORT,

ANOTHER CONVERSATION.

THE MAGISTRACY.

AN ARMED KOBBERY.

Two Chinese charged with armed robbery at No 27 Western streat on April 7th wero bofors Mr. J. K. Wood

e-A post (D) in China some, 60 miles from Hongkong-on a muddy Toreshore. Charles-FAIT HOGGENHEIMER anthis afternoon.

CARE CONTALL Time-AD-1947

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1917,

CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM Committee shall be elected for the pur

ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG..

PROPOSED RULES AND REGULATIONE.

The following are the Rates and Regulations to be submitted to the meeting at the City Hall to-morrow)—

NAME

the Constitutional Reform. Association -The name of the Association is of Hongkong.

ORIENTS.

pose. Every Member present shall be entitled to one vote upon euch notion bofore cho. Meting art each motion shall be "decided by a show of hamis And it ease of equality of votes the Chairman shall have a second or casting

rute.

.

CHINESE AFFAIRS."

10

Wah Tax at Po's Service.)

NEW FINANCE MINISTER.

PEKING, May 1.

THE RECENT FIGHTING IN

SZECHUAN.

It was alleged by the complainant, à married woman, l'e Jug at No. 27 Western street, th on April 7th Partz-Hallo! Just got back from whilst she was in her house with Entente and secure

Hamburg Had a good trip!...

her, baby and two small maid servants, a reparate CARL-No rotton. Shipped in the three men, armel with knives, entered peace with her, there is every XII turbine oil hel icdicition that we shall see Russin-Nogaten". Took two months to get servants raised an alarm, they would he steamer the house and stated that if she or her this manib resuming the pffensive out. Had bad weather nearly all the led The robbers then bound and

The appointment of Li King H 2.-The objects for which the Associa on the Eastern Tront with way.

tion is founded are:-(a) The promot nephew of the famous Li Hurg gagged the complainant aniafter locking determination, and we believe, with When we got to Port Sail we found the two maid servants in the kitchen public on the Execusive and Legislative been confirmed by Purliament.

tion of the greater representation of the Chang) as Minister of Finunes bes measure of acceis, which, in we were not allowed to go through the stole money and jewellery to the sum Councils. (b) The pressing upon the Sombination with the steady pressure Suez Canal unless we paid an exorbitant total of 8111, and made good their Home Authorities of the claims of and proges of the Allies on the stated that a, now regulation had becu

fee. British anti-French Authorities escape.

Hongkong to be represented on any On April 23rd, one of the conformed, and also to express its viewR Imperial Council or Association to be put in force to prevent German steamers plainant's maidservants who had been apon post-war trade policy. (e) And compel the Tentna Powere nut

going that way to China as it was locked in the kitchen, the first generally the active support or promo merels to resignbe but to acknow- suppose we were bent on ruining their defendant standing in Queen's Road in or criticism of all reforms or matters ledge deleat before another winar Far Eastern trade!

West, near Western street. Recognisinterest and importance to Hongkong

of whatever naturs which are of public comes round.

Had to turi back and go all the waying him, as one of the alleged rob round the Eape-a beastly dreary' trip. bars she cried, "Robber!" where. I was the only passenger as, of course, upon the first defendant immediately uri one wants to take our route. I had took to his heels. The girl, however a big interest in our cargo, which con- followed in close porsuit und Indian sistel entirely of Sausages and Sauer constable (I 371)"seeing the chase. kraut, or I should have passed myself off caught the fugitivent the corner of Queen's As a fhurch trader and gone out in com-Road West and Centre street. The first furt by a Park & or one of the new defendant was then taken into custody French Boats.

of the second defendant, who had been and charged with being an accomplice arrested four days previously, whilst attempting to pawn a gold watch, the property of the complainant, which was amongst the jewellery stolen from her residence on April 7th.

NEWS OF THE DAY...

LOCAL AND GENERA

We observe the following Peking telegram in a Shanghai contemporary:-- Some merchants have submitted a petition to the Government, asking for permision to establish steamship line betwrón Hongkong and Seattle.

The Hion, Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Afiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the follow ing donations to the forks of the Hospital:-

Hongkong Cigar Store

V

The Bishop of Victoria is to open 'disenssion on Reunion' at St. Paul's College this (Wednesday) evening at 9p.m. The meeting is in connection with the Church of Englan Men's Society and is open to members and friends. Dr. Warle will preside. ·

A

three storied brick glown

I had to cable to my Insurance Brokers in Hamburg and take out a new and expensive policy to cover the deviation.

Tonched at Soerabaya, when we at Lust arrived there, to take in oil fuel, and proceeded on our long veyage.

Found the approach to this so-called port had all wilted up, owing to a river flood and the dredgers had not had time to clear a passage for our big stentnor?

Anchored about 3 miles distant frum this, and, at this moment am bargaining with thear rapacious Chinese junk owners to get boats to take off the cargo. Probably it's all gone bad by this time.

stating that they were falsely accused.

Both defendants pleader! not guilty,

After evidence was heard, however, both defendants were committed for trial at the next Criminal Semiona.

A FOREMAN'S DISHONESTY, In Mr. Melbourne's Court this morning No. 1 fireman on one of the Nippon to the charge of fraudulently convert Yusen Kaisha's steamers pleaded guilty

Even if I get it ashore here in time which had been entrusted to him by the ing to his own use the sum of $307 don't know where to store it.

the ship. où Chief Officer of the vaseel for the purpose of paying the other firemen on

belonging to Messrs Wilkowski, situated know, have never given us any rights The Chinese Government, as you

settlement at Kobe, opposite the P. and be afraid of our presence, in China, in what was formerly the foreign here at all for some reason they seem

0. Ce's Office," was burnt out recently

except in small nubers spread about the recognised Trenty ports. I can't

reports of the results to-date. What and damage was done to the extent of think why. the casualties have been 'on either Yen 150,000. The bulk of the contents

His Worship sentenced the defendant to three months' Hard labour.

THEFT OF BOLTS.

ALTERATION OF OBJECTS

The Shanese in Faking lave

Perso, May 1

Government to enter the "T?☎. resolved at a meeting to petition the

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3.-The objbets of the Association liers to bite the province of may be altered or added to in any way

Szechnas by a resolution passed at a General Meeting of the Association.

MEMBERSHIP.

SEQUEL TO A SHANGHAI MURDER.

SHANGHAI, May 1. A man mail to be Hong Shut 'Ch

that their hautes should be put down as All persons who have requested Members of the Association are Mem-instigator of the murder of Sung Kur Subject, whe is resident in this Colony, Tun during Yuan Shih Kat's régiana, bors of the Association and any British

Association, and shall have the right to shall be eligible for membership of the has been arrested in Shanghai.. join the Association.

SCESCRIPTION.

5.Members shall pay subscription

The man recintly came down huni. Tsingtar under a false name, it is saick," umi was sued by a foreign mer

the 15th day of May in every year, and he cune aut fran the court he was at the rate of one dollar per annum on chant on a mortgage deed. When the frat subscription aball, he payable seized by Sang Kad Yan's son, and on the 15th day of May, 1917.

months shall cease to be a member of the of the murder. He will be handed.

Any member whose subscription by representative of Sun Yat Sen shall be in arrear for a period of 3 and charged with being the instigator Association, unless the Committee shall over to the Chinese authority if the see fit for gool reason to waive the operation of this Rule..

OFFICERS.

identification is found to be correct.

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

7.The Officers of the Association shall be a President, a Vice-President. an Hon. Secretary, an Hon. Treasurer. Vice President and the Flor. Secretary, of the Hongkong Stock Exchange helt anila Lommittee consisting of net more than 30 Members. The President and At the 26th annial general meeting

Members of the Coinmittee, and the and the Hon. Treasurer shall be what the Offices of the Exchange on Mon-

Committee shall have power at any time day the following Members were electul to add to their numbers so as to bring on the Standing Committee for 1917- their numbers up to a maximum of 34 Messrs. P. C. Potta, G. C. Moxon, mittees for various purposes. Land to form themselves into Sab-Com-J. S. Dobie, A. H. fr. Jackson, B. Basto,

8-The first Officers of the Associa Tester, W. Logan, D. Haskell, tion shall be elected by the Members at EM. Raymond, F.Smyth, J.W. Taylor, the first General Meeting of the G. H. Fotts, Geo. P. Lammiert, Association, and, subject to the powern

side during the past month, is known was covered by insurance with the Suaespital being raised to build proper stealing seven brass bolta from aboard and 10, all Officers subsequent to the The Staudling Committee olected the

This has entirely stopped any big

A Chinese, coolie was charged with conferred on the Committee by rules B. Hancock, W. G. Worcester...

Arst Officers shall be elected at each following Officers for the year ending wharves or godowns, and, as far as I can the a.s. Fren Sang.

Annual General Meeting of soe, the sausages, will just have to be

The defendant pleaded not guilty Association. All Officers, so elected, Chairman Mr. G. C. Moxa, Vice- the 31st December, 1917-Mr P. C. Potts, With the object of raising funds dumped on to the mind.

the charge, stating that he had been shall hold office until the next Annual Chairman: Mr H. R. B. Hancock, for the Overseas Club Aeroplane Fun!

There are a lot of hungry-looking employed to remove rubbish from the but shall be eligible for re-election from Secretary.

General Meeting, when they shall retira smoking ameert will be held at the chow dogs about, and I am in a beastly deck of the steamer and the bolts were year to year. Masonic Hall, Kowloon, on Saturday funk as the sausages are a bit nilly after mixed with the rubbish. variety programme, by local artists, has evening next, at 9 p.m. Ar attractive their trip.

After evidence was heart, however, teen arranged. and it is hoped that the old Chinese Temple, but, we are

Personally, I am living in a ramshakle the defendant was sentenced by Mr. a Wood to three months' hard labour and years I hope to get a decent house funds of this worthy object will be tenacious people, and in about 15 or 20 four hours' stocks in lieu of the last day

built. It will have to be nominally

AN EXTRADITION CASE. owned by my Chinese clerk, as they

16 present only to the respective Company.

War Offices, but the brief official reports, supplemented by the da patches of the War Correspondents, have made it quite clear that they have been appalling in. their magnitude. A telegram to-day tells as that HINDESBERG has thrown his forty-three reserve divisions, and substantially increased in consequence. into the struggle thirty-three out of

that all these thirty-three divisions A rattling good evening is anticipated. VALUABLE TEARWOOD AND have been rendered "practically

A sensational discovery was made the quarters of Mr. R. H. C. Godwin,

TUESDAY,

the Fth May, 1917, commencing..

at 230 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. &

Des Voeux Road, Corner of

les Horaz TRANE,

BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,

As follows:

&c.,

Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs and

Chesterfield Sofns, Card Tables, Bedroom Farniture, compring Double and Single Brass Bedsteads Twin Bedsteads (Teakwood), Sidebaris, Dinner Wag

ngeleas." The German official reports, which REUTER has been sending us daily, show how hard put to it the authorities have been to give such

a member of the staff of the Eastern Cable Co., at Shanghai, laat week. At seven o'clock his servant called to give

A Chinese, extradited from Macao,

won't allow Germans to hold any land was charged Before Mr. Wood this

morning with stealing gold watch

or buildings in China now."

commenced a war on the world in 1914, sovereign (to the total value of $380.) I wish to Heaven the Kaiser, whejade appendage, a diamond ring and had had a little foresight and let well

a complexion to events as to make it him tea. His master was then asleep alone. It's a rotten business this. Hay from a house in Wong Nei Cheung

Ppear that some chance, if not of but a quarter of an hour later the boy overwhelming victory, at least of found Mr. Gedwin deal in his bath On the unfortunate man being removed

you been down to Hongkong lately? about two weeks ago to get a shave and FRITZ--Well, I wont down there

9.With the exception of the first Officers, no Members of the Association (other than at Officer thereof) shall be

DR. BARNARDO'S HOMES. eligible for election as an Officer of the Association at an annual general meeting unless nominated in writing to the Hob.

One hundred pounds have been Secretary of the Association seven days sent to Dr. Barnardo's Homes by prior to the Annual General Meeting at fr. H. E. Pollock as the result of which he is to be proposed for election.

angst the Officers during the period during Lect. 10-In case a vacancy sball occur a Sale of Work and, Donations between the Annual General Meetings, the Committee may appoint a Member until the next Annual General Meeting, of the Association to fill such vacancy

MANAGEMENT. ⠀

Village.

11 The affairs of the Association shall be managed by the Committee, Inspector Sim inferized the magistrate who shall have power to make any B that the defendant had pawned the Laws they may consider necessary to

Meetings as and when they shall deeds 12-The Committee shall lave power ta hald Committee or Sub-Committee

Recessary and three shall form a quorum for all purposes.

gs, Extension Dining Tables, Chairs, effectual resistance in overwhelming from his bath revolver fell from bave my hair ent-you can't get it done stolen jewellery and when arrested in give effect to these Rules, Tea and Occasional Tables, etc., defeat still remains for them. For his dressing gown and it was then seen here, as all the German Barbers were Macno with the pawa tickets. in his instance, yesterday's German official that he had shot himself behind the killed in the great War-and there is possession, he attempted to deatrey

right car.

Ster

announcement said it was "estimated"

that the English losses on Saturday

only a dirty old Chipaman to rely on the tickete by chewing them. I landed in Hongkong-but was only

Hin

GENERAL MEETINGS, D

Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, Caking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, e, Bath Room Utensils, Roll-top Desks and Writing Tables, etc., Electro-Flated Ware Planos in good condition, Electric

· Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Tent were over 6,000, in addition to 'a Before Sir Williain Rees Davies, British are a most vindictive people after the torn fragments were joined there forabout. 5 minutes. There d-deforts, however, were frustrated and wood Screens, a quantity of Blackwood thousand prisoners and forty machine-K... Chief Justice, to-day, an I speak English quite Furniture, Engravings, Pictures, etc., etc. guns. "Once or twice lately the Britisition has been tried in which Ip but

well, together and examined, the stolen 4 "hage great. Scotsman I War Office has shown us how little Wah Ling chained from Chan Chung et on landing, seemed to detect that jewellery was recovered Tennis Poles and Netting, &c. &c. the German "estimates" have been $87.49. being damages for breach of tting up my handa. The result charge and was sentenced to six month least once in every year. Ten Members

I was a Germor, and insisted on my Oliver and Saith Typewriters, Carpets worth; but even if we take this dum contractel on the 13th arv: 2016 to go luck without being shaved. My he of the last day.

The defendant pleaded guilty to these contract to deliver woul. Defen was not pleasant to me, and I decided hard labour and four hours' stocks in estimate at its face value, we can be February, 1917, for the sale of in spite of all we tried to do for THEFT FROM A PAWNSHOP.

dear Carleven now we are not popular quite sure that in any action fought the quantity of dead timber at $20 and mankind. German losses have certainly not been $17 on the respective dates, which CART-And how did Hongkong look? lege than the British. The probability price was paid by the plaintiff to the beastly place, it seemed very prosperous, FRITZ:From a rapid survey of the indeed is that they are very much defendant. The said wood was col-The Harbour was fult af shipping every greater," when we consider how,lected, at considerable trouble, 24 fag but our nearly a vast crowd of

(New and second hand), Child's Cota, etc.

Fax:-Cash,

BUCHES & HOUGH.

Hooxlank, May 5, 1917.

Auctirmes

(Continúed on Page 8.)

THE CALENDAR.

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one of their large new Ferry Boats

M 1

BOCIAL AND PERSONAL..

Mr. S. L. Anderson, youngest son of His Excellency the Governor of Ceylon, Sir John Anderson, G. C. M. G., died ar

was on a visit to his father recently, and appendicitia. The late Mr. Anderson Bombay recently after, an operation for

returned to Bombay, where he was employed with Messrs Mackinnon," Mackenzie and Co., the wellknow shipping firm.

13.-General Meetings of the Associa tion shall be held at such time and place the Committee shall determine and at

His many friends will learn with shall form a quorum.

14.-The Annual General Meeting of regret of the death of 2nd-Lient J. W. C. the Association shall be held not later Bolland, 8th Norfolk Begt, who was than the end of February in each year, killed inaction in France on the 9th April. at which a report of proceedings and a Mr. Bolland, who was the son of a statement of accounts down to the end Norfolk clergyman, came out to join of the previous calendar year ball be Messrs Ilbart and Co., in April, 1910, presented.

A coolis dashed into a pawa-shop yesterday, snatched a water pipe from at No. 134, Des Voeux Road Central

15. A special General Meeting of being then about 26 years old. He counter and ran out of the shop. He the Association shall be convened at volunteered for active service in tho at this stage of the war, the pervous being employed for seven people were crossing from Kowloon in was chased and caught, however, by by at least fifty Members of the cricketer and golfer and a keen any time on a written requisition signed early part of the war. He was a good British attacks are organised and days to collect it. The deferlar evidently straight from the Railway--in who chanced to be passing the pawn Committee. Such requisition shall volunteer, being in "A" Company

a reserve constable (R.S.P.C. No. 201), Association or by ter members of the Conducted. German official reports, had no title to sell the wood and the fact I could sco luggage labelled London shop at the time to state the purposs for which the Meeting S. V, C.-Shanghat Mickus where facts, and not "estimates" plaintiff was presented from remove to Hongkong-via Petrograd and Canton." When brought before Mr. Wood is required and shall be addressed to No Canton Insurance Ufices are concerned, have nothing to showing it by the Forestry Department

Mecting,

Colonel John Wand M.P., who com which compares with the facts Mr. E. Davidson appeal for the reclamation was finished and was a mass the water pipa and explained to twenty one days after the receipt by themands the 25th Battalion of the 3.30 pm Meeting of the Con- announced in the British and French plaintiff and Mr. F. X. D'Almada of godowns in front and houses habind. the magistrate that he took the pipe Secretary of such written préquisition. Middlesex Regiment, part of which

stitutional Hefur Association of communiques. Between April 9th for the defendant.

The Peak you simply can't see for because he was hungry and had no 16-Fivs clear days notice of a battalion is now stationed in Hongkon The case was honsen tier upon hier-abuck on the money to buy food

General Meeting or a Special General was a soldier bofors he was a Member Hongkong.

and April 20th, the British and French adjournal.

hill-side The Hongkong Bank have His Worship sentenced the defendant Mesting of the Association shall be erected a vast building of what used to 14 days hard labour. to be their garden. There soomed to be three tramway router to the Peck and the trams were cushing up and

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.

* General Memoranda.

FRIDAY, May 4

Furniture, ete vete nt MessiA, Hughes and Hough'...

BATURDAY, May 6

Yoon Hongkong Electric

Meeting

Coa

Sonday, May 6-

Accession of King George (1910), WEERDAY, May 9

had taken 33,000 prisoners and 830

and the daily reports hava

indicated

TENNIS

06 Auction of Housebok Run, ea that these totals must Lo the Professional Paira match, last

have been awelled considerably evening Mesara. Winker and since then. If we can be guided Jonkheer beat Mosses. F. Bavington and

PC. Butcher, 11--0, 6-3, by the proportion of prisoners to lysses in killed and wounded

NOW IS THE TIME ascertained in previous battles, OR Nuation you will find these figures must mean that the better than Chamb Germans fa the course of twenty Try, this laiment andre how Now is the time to get Says in the month of April must it will roheve, the pain and bave lost at least a quarter.

For aki by all Chemists and

Proclonustion of King George V.

in Fal

Boot Indo-Chin Start Way Co's,

made the place. The new Eastern guity to the charge of stealing Buch Meeting shall be held within That through Railway route has simply this morning the coolie pleaded the Hon Senretary of the Association.

LARCENY OF WIRE CABLE. Two unemployed cooliss, charged

given by the Hen. Senrotary by adver of Parliament Heserved in the Soudan tisement in one or more of the English and has the Khedive's ater medal and, newspapers circulating in Hongkong clasp, He joined the Social Democratic

17Any Member desirous of moving

down at a tremendous pace. The whole place scomod to be bubbling over with

a resolation at 5 General or Special Federation, in 1885, and founded the busy prosperity, and that hateful Union with the larceny of a coil of wire cable) General Meeting) shall give notice in his civilan poety is a member of the General Meeting (other than the first Navvies Union in 1889. Colonel Ward Jack was flying almost from every valued at 20 from a truck standing thereof in writing to the Hon. Secretary committee of the General house-top on the Pray It made me outside the Yanno

were of the Association not less than three Trade Unions and also, quite wick with rage Curse the German brought before Mr Melbourn

davi befp fool, who thought of that War: Here a

the date of auch Mesting

the Executive Council of the

nothing-1 am sinking quite

planke down or someth

Pam dd mud- mish

into this

must be

of and try to get those, sulagen uandi

pleade

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