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CHINESE AFFAIRS
(Wah Tr Fai Pa's Service.)
TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1917,
SHANGHAI RAGES.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS...
this policy, the Cabinet was still; disenssing the subject
One day last week, while the Cabinet was still in conclave on the subject, four Generals appeared upon the scene tų Mr. Leo D'Almagla appeared in Mr. In the Summary Court this morning. { ILLNESS OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT.
The following results of the racing demand an interview with the Premier, Melbourne's Cours this morning as before Sir William Rees Davies, Chief
in Shanghai yesterday were neciyod, and they insisted that the Cabinet complainant against a Chinese house astice, Ip Wah Ling claimed from
Pexis May 7. to late for publication, in last even- should decile to declare war without boy whom he charged with stealing Chang Chung the sum of 857.40, being espatebet.delegates to Nanking on The Doc-MA-Tisa OPP. One mile."
The President and the Cabinsting's China Mail:--- further dilly-dallying with the subject. his son's bierele from the bicycle stand damages for breach of contract. The receipt of a report that thus Vice Mr. R. Macgregor's The Kangani The decision was quickly reached, the Star Ferry Pier, at Kowloon on defendant contracted on the 13th and the Fresident was duly informed, and April 5th.
20th of February to sell to the plaintif resident, Pang Kwok Cheong, is the opinion of Parliament is being
The defendant who pleaded nota quantity of dead timber at Wong Nei
indisposed. taken as the final step. There would to the charge, stated that he had Cheong Gap, and at Deep Water Bar The delegates confirm the report seem to be good ground for the bught the bicycle for ten dollars from The timber was collected as considerable ami étate that the Vice-President Mr. John Peel's Harlequin belief that Parliament will endorse
a man who, since the purchase, bad gone expense by the plainti twenty-four will require some time to recuperate." to Chatou. the decision, though it is highly
persons being employed for seven days.: The defendant had no titles to sell wood probable that a strong protest will
and the plaintiff was prevented from be made against domination by the purchase the bicycle, the defendant removing it by the Forestry Depart. KIANGNAN DOCK AS SECURITY. Mr. Robson's Niblick
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., and as the Military Governors are not difficu's in foretell the decision
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THE CALENDAR.
1776
HEMOS FOR TOMORROW. Proclamation of King George V. 10.43 a.m.-Full Moon.
11.-Auction of Tabloids. Patent Medicines, Perfomery etc. by Mr. Noom-Indo-China Ste Sar." Co's:
Geo. P. Lammert.
Meeting
.
4.30 p.m-Tennis Singles Champion ship match-Challenger v. Holder.
General Memoranda.
THURIDAY 10 À FRIDAY, May 11:—
HONOKUNG, TUESDAY, May 8, 1917.
CHINA AND THE WAR,
unanimously, in favour of war it is
When asked by Mr. Almala where he got the ten dollars with which he
singapore.
A PROPOSED LOAN.
1
Military. But it will be "kicking explained that six of the ten dollars Bement. against the pricks." In the present hat savel from his carnings, and the
PRING, May 7. stage of China's development the father fair he borrowed from a friend, plaintiff and Mr. FX D'Almada for Kiangrai Deek was connected with
Mr. E, Davidsen appeared for the
The reported proposal to sell the decisive word in with the Militery, who, since the Fraisaction had gone to the defendant.
a proposed loan of $25,000,000 by 1 Mr..W. J. Tutcher, the Superintendant certain, Powen," the dock to ber of the Forestry Department, went into pledged as security for 25 years. A the witness, box and stated that in con- portion of the money was to be egnence of an inspection of the tipplied to the development of the places he seat for the parties concerned in this action. The defendant told him
Chinese Navy. that the people employed in cutting down the trees at Deep Water Bathe Minister of Finance and the were not employed by him, but by the Minister of the Navy, but now shut
of Parliament
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NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
After bearing further evidency. His Worship sentenced the defcrxlans to one mouth's hard tabour, nuf four hours stocks in lieu of the last day.
ANOTHER EXTRADITION CASE The extradition case in which Chinese hawker, named Ko San is charged with robbery with violence, was resumed before M. J. Wood
The moon will be in at 10:45 am, this afternoon.
tamarrow.
1
These arrangements were made by
CORRESPONDENCE,
BRITISH PRINCIPLES,
Mr. Stewart) r
Moa Burkill)
(Mr. Johnstons) Time, 2in. 07 2-secs.
Mr. Elrettus Silversand
THE HART LEGACY CUP.-Half
mile.
(Mr. Dalgleish) · I',
Mr. Henry Mortis Homefield Messrs. Torg & Speelman's
Swation [r. Heard) 2
(Me. Stewart). X
Cine, 37-1-3secs.
Messrs. Toeg & Speehnan's Dishs
Tue Jockky Cer.--One mile.
The Farmyard's Lecapon
(Mr. Torg) E
(Mr. Whittamore)
Mr. A. E. 1kyer's Ten Cente
flate Tiger) ..... (Mr. Sleep) 3 Time, hain. Isers.
there quarters.
Mr. John Peel's Black Diamond
(Mr. Johnstone) 1-
r. Ezra's Rosewood.
(Mr J. 1. Exa), 2-
head forestar, and that the plaintiff had the former bus been dismissed, the THE KINGS CUP.-One mile and paid him no money for the trees. The proposal remains in adegance. plaintiff, however, stated that he had paid 337 to the defendant, for which he It was alleged that on February rascived a permit which entitled him to 26th the defendant eatered a money remove the wood at Wong Nei Cheong Tomorrow is the Proclamation Day changing shop in Canton, and inquir Gap. My. Tuteber said that the defendant of King George V.
ed the current exchange on bank had no right to sell the wood at that nutes. Whilst being informed the time. There were no rights until such defendant suddenly snatched a bundle rights had been paid for, to the Forestry Department, and no payment had been made...
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3.
(To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL") „St-I noticed in your columns last night that the British Ambas sador at Petrograd mid that it was
cracy, the oklest in the world, coind impossibly that the British demos
be suspected of opposing the freedom Lordship found" for the plaintiff; the Great Britain in the war was the After hearing further evidence, Flis of the people. The maly object of smount of damages to be settled in Chambers.
solenum vindication of right and | justice.
witness box that he had never received The defendant stated from the
any money the plaintif
TYPHOON WARNINGS.
It has seemed for some weeks past to be a commonly accepted view in responsible circles in the Chinese The 36th ordinary general meeting capital that a declaration of war of the Indo China Steam Navigation bank notes, to the total sum of $856., against Germany is inevitable. But Company will he bell to-morrow at noon. from a counter and threw a bom China seems to be a long time
Following the explosion of the bomb A Chinese widow, ager 50 years, the defendant rushed out of the shop making up her mind on the subject was found murdered in her house at with the stolen bank notes in his posses One reason given for this is that the | Kan-Mun-Hon- An arrest on suspicion son and his exit was covered by a question is complicated by political has been made.
confederate, who threw a second bomb hostility to the Premier, Mr. TRAN
which also exploded. Both of the Ca Jr. In the absence of this Mr. T. RE Melunes, representing robbers made good their escape and the opposition to tlie Premier," says foreign capitalists, is in Canton Survey manager of the shup, who was the only Peking contemporary, "there is ing the city wall, with a view to it being person seriously injured by the explo
so that Mr. Tallour at Washing little doubt that a state of war would taken down and replaced by a tramway,sions, was removed to the hospital, where
tom said: "Our children will look exist between China and Germany
he remained for twenty-five days unler
buck on this fateful date as one from Mr. Lo Cheung Shiu bas kindly medical care. within a week. "And although a final presented $1,000 in Hongkong Govern-
A syphom warning from the whiteh democracies can feel secure in breach with Germany within the next ment War Bonds to St. Stephen's Girls'
Evidence was heard and the "case American Consulate-General in Hong-if need be, will be conducted, not na Manila Observatory receivel by the progress and civilisation.. Rivalry. again adjourned. fortnight is regarded as a possibility College, for the foundation of a scholar-
kong at 5 p.m. yesterday stated, German lines, but in free and in spite of political distrust of Premiership to be named after his wife. TEAN, there is reason to anticipate.
Cyclone or typhoon Pacific Ocean, about friendly spirit really benefitting the halfway between the Mariana Islands4ge in which we live.' Another fire occurred at Hankow
and Formoss, moving cast...
Although it may be that Air, A message from the Manila Observour leader, throw over History, and Lloyd George will, as you suggest in
The squealing victim of the alleged warning of a depression in the thousand years older and wise since
vatory received this afternoon gives although we may Se, as he says, offence so violently protested at being northern part of the China Sea,the war, it seems hardly likely that brought before the Court that His Wor-advancing north-westward
the Prime Minister will trent the ship waived the usual practice of putting. it in as an "exbibit," in the case.
principles solemnly pronounced by his colleagues H
Antediluviau Formulas, to be left in dusty pigeon Mr.
holes, after the People of Germany" have been relieved of their presen tyrannical Government, as we hope they soon will he...
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals beg
CRUELTY TO A PIG..
preter in the Supreme Court, prosecuted Mr. AJ Mackie, Assistant Inter
Chinese for cruelty to pig
Mackic depoted that
st
developments in the situation which on April 30th, this time in the top may delay the war-decision until the section of Messrs Mackenzie and Cosa fate of the existing Cabinet is decided," cotton godown. The godown is built If the declaration of war is to be of reinforced concrete, and so only the delayed until China has found top floor was gutted. Prime Minister and a Cabinet whom all political parties will unite in 11-in-Auction of Tabloids, Patent supporting, the delay is likely to to acknowledge with thanks the follow about 7.30 o'clock this morning
extend to the Greek Kalends-maching donations to the Funds of the whilst he beyond the time, at least, when
Hospital. 5.15 p.m.Extraordinary Meeting fit can serve any practical purpose. the Members of the Hongkong Club So far, as it is now possible to judge
31. Bowdler...
$25
Wadomday, May, 16 :-
the situation at this distance from
General Tanaka, the Vice-Chief of the Capital, the indications would the Japanese General Staff, started from seem to point to an early decision. Tokyo on May for Tsingtao, of
Medicines. Perfumery Mr. Gee. P. Lammert.
MONDAY, May 14:-
etw
Entries close for next Gymkhana. MONDAY, May 21 :—
by
Election of a Justice of the Peace for
the Licensing Bon 1.
SATURDAY, May 26:-
k
as
it
•
The entry of China into the war, Shanghai and Hankow, via Tsinanft, visit of investigation. He then visita involving,
will,
active and then Peking, Tiantain and Mukden, Gymkhana Meeting at Happy Valley co-speration in many directions with speeding,two months on the trip. He
the Allies, will add to the is accompanied by Major Sato. responsibility of China's Ministers
شید
FRENCH RELIEF FUND.
FOR HOMELESS POPULATIONS IN NORTHERN FRANCE.
NINTH LIST:
..
U. Cheukman.... C. R. Shields
WSJ 4 passenger in a tram in Des Voeux Road Central, he sar the defendant chasing a pig, which bad escaped from a truck. Upon catching the pig, the defendant carried animal by the hind legs and after Mime. Frank Allen it back to the truck. "He grabbed the
with great force, dumped it into a bringing its head down on the ground
Collection at St. John's -
Cathed al basket on the truck.
J. W. Loureiro... The defendant, who said he was Chap Sheong employed in an abattoir, had nothing) A. & J. L. (Hold $20 )
A. 9. G. in a way which will bring out the Canton to the stamp duty and to officera
There is considerable opposition into say in answer to the charge.
Inspector O'Sullivan informed the Anonymous (£5) best work that is in them. Change inspecting account books. Shiukwan city magistrate that no apparent injury bad
Previous List in the Ministry will very likely a suspending trade and the Canton been done to the pig, and His Worship be found necessary, as they have members of the Chamber of Commerce with the alternative of 21 days' im- (Mr. Wood,) imposed a fine of $15. been in every Government in Europa have demanded the repeal of the regula prisonment in Vietoria (Haol. tou addressed to the Editor, but only under the stress of the war, and tions aud also to exempt vouchers for
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BOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
11
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.
The Chinese cook charged with the unlawful possession of a forged ten-
Yours faithfully,
F. B. L. BOWLEY. Hongkong, 8th May, 1917.
4
Mr. Henry Mortiss Wakefield
(3. Stewart) 3
Recori.
Time, Sin. 42 1-secs. Tax Ecuese Starks.-One mile and
A quarter.
Mr. John Liddell's Gladiator
Mr. Burkill) 1 Messrs. Winsome & Hasty's The
Golden Oriole .... (Mr. Hill) 2 Mr. Stubles Momingside
(Mr. Watts) D Tine, min. 42 4-secs.
The Cru Cer.-One mile and a
quarter.
Mr. Seth's Father Christmas (late :
Momtorium) ...... Mr. Heart I Mr. Gibbings Standard Dablis Major Nathan's Paragon
(Mr. Watts) 2
(Mr. Sleep) 3 Time, 2min, 40 2.5яecs. THE HONGKONG PLATE-Seven fur
longs
Mr. Inemac's Cockerel Messrs. Bahnson & Mailliw
(Mr. Ezra) I
Mr. Gruyland's Best Brum.zel
Klodshans, (Mr. Soransen)
(Mr. Grayrigge) - Time, 1min. 51.3-ecca.
TO-DAY'S RESULTS. THE CHO-KA-ZA CC-Three quartens
of a mile.
Mr. Robson's Niblick
(Mr. Dalgleish) 1 Mesos. Treg & Speelman's Zui
der ....... (ME Heard) 3 Mr. John Liddell'a Malcolm
(Mr. Bowe) S
Time, Irain. 82 1-secs. TRE MONGOLIAN PLATE. One mile
and a halt.
Mr Gibbings Standard Dablis
Dr. Wu Lien-teh, M.A., M.D. (Cantab);
(Mr. Watts) 1 writes to the Peking Gazette of the 26th Major Nathan's Paragon,
10
30:
10'
THE MORPHINE PERIL.
328
"THE CHINESE NATION MUST BE
.. ROUSED."
30
50
36.00
alt:
25
41.37
$14,665,70 £1,000
Total
$15.246.97 £1,000
THE CHINA-BORNEO CO., LTD..
"
(Mr. Johnstone) In the issue of this paper for 7th Mr. Utos Panamu...(Mr. Schoch) February the Editon was good enough to
Time, 3min. 15 secs.
publish an article of mine read before the Joint Medical Conference in Canton. THE SHANGHAI DERBY.-One mile and In that paper I stated that enormous
e half. guantities of morphine, amounting to 14 Mr. John, Liddell's Glidiator.
(Mr., Burkill) Japan for smuggling into Chip by way Messrs. Winsorge & Hasty's The of Antung, Dalny, Formosa and Tsingtau, Oriole (Mr. Hill) aud that incalculable harm had been Mr. Henry Morriss Valleyfield
tons in 1914 and is tons in 1910 and 1913 respectively had been exported into,
done to the inhabitants of Manchuria
and South Chins where I had at one time or another worked.
Hebent investigations made in
Poking
(Mr. Stewart) S Time, Srain. 10 3-5secs.
Subject to audit, the China-Boraco and the neighbourhood reveal a very THE PACE CLED CCP. dollar bank note on the Chartered Co., Ltd. propose to pay in respect of serious state of affairs. A large number Mr Henry Morriss Wakefield Bank of India, Australia and China, 1916-
Court..
China is at this moment deliberating Senhor J. B. de Freitas, has been spend AN ARMED ROBBERY ON A JUNK. Launches and Lighters.
The Portuguese Minister to Peking, pon the question of declaring war. ing a few days in Shanghai as the guest the supply is limited. Cash 10 cts., Credit The Cabinet definitely committed of Mr. And Mr. A. G. Stephen.
Urders for astra copies of the CIA Mart' should be wont as soon as possible as
2 cia, per copy.
If per sonum eftm. Singla cupis twenty Conference
tive cents each.
ments in Pugor 2, 3, 6, and 7 should of war,
Stront, not later than 11 30 a m
and additions to Advesting
Fi
Total
ho
Japanese every drug abop opened
(Mr. Stewart) L
of the ricksha pullers, especially those plying for business at night time, arg habitual devotees of the drug, and ir. Ezra's Rosewood (Mr. Far) $27,500.00 almost all the professional beggars who Mr. L. Macgregor's Upwood Parkt
now peater people in the crowded
(Mr. Johnstone) 3 thoroughfares show signs of morphine Tirne, train, 20-255C8. injection. This harmful alkaloid may 8,000.00 by
for. 818 an ounce. At a 5,000.00 village called San Chien Fang, situated
SIR EVELYN WOO'S EXAMPLE. twelve li from Tungehow, the head man 7,000.00
19 a regular purveyor of the drug and 5,000.00 being on good terms with the local
Field-Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood, writing authorities escapes punishment. From 3,000.00
inquiries made on the spot it is estimated to the Director General of National 1,000.00 that between the Esi Chin Men (North says
Bervice in support of the movement, 15,139.53 West Gate) of Poking and the Summer In spite of appearing to be vain Places thers are at least 150 persons glorious, I mention the efforts of my who make a regalar living as morphine own family. Our head, a midshipman, $72,739.53 injectors and charge 3-8 ceppers for each my great-nephew, bat been mentioned injection. What is happening inside in despatches from the Dardanelles; my the Capital and in its environs is three some are all serving, two oversens probably happening also in other parts since the beginning of the war; pe of this vast land. Drug shops owned grandson overseas; and two-training, by Japanese supply the poison, and unscrupulous Chinese bent only upon overtime in a V.A.D. Hospital since the My gardener, with one eye, has worked immediate profit de the injection.
Unless immediate and most stringent beginning of the war and is now in the steps are taken to avert the danger, the week on attaining eighteen years of ngo
RAM.C., the garden boy joined this agricultural and industrial populations my butler and coachman have been pen- one of our ancient race will surely aris groom oversens since ewly in the
this of this country-brown to be the backsioners for thirty-five years or more degenerate. Already syphilis and tuber war woother classed 03 (v.d.h.). is culosis owing to a lack of proper sani-serving. All the women servants, un
knowledge among high and low-naked by me, bought War Bonds. My tary are claiming &
for from the important step she is now contemplating should be the evolution
of a strong National
Mr. A.. Greppi, for some forty-five Government capable of doing good years resident of Kohe, has bean was again before Mr. Wood this A Dividend of 5 per cent. and effective work in the granted naturalisation papers A 1 morning and committed for trial at the
(60 cents) The China Mail le delivered from to re-organisation
per share.... of the
next Griminal Sessions of the Supreme, and to apply the the follow- entire Japancre sh-cribers in Hongkong and Kowloon,
administration. The Parliament of
ing sums to depreciation:
Hongkong Saw Mill... A Chinese bawker was charged with Sandakan Saw Mills itself to that policy last week.
armed robbery with violence, on the Engineering Department Bate of subeomotion to the "Oreland Prior to
The death is announced of Mrs. Mary night of April 20th, in Yaumati Bay.
Plant that China Mail" is $12 per annum ; postaje
Diplomatic Dora McFarlane, wife of Dr. Sewall | I bad considered the McFarlane, head physician of the three other men, armed with knives and and to carry forward
It was alleged that prisoner," with Timber Concessions Alterations and additions to Advertise question and decided in favour London Mission Hospital, Tientsin. torches boarded a junk at midnight" bnt to the fiffion. No 5. Wanda decision by a Military Conference friends, both foreign and Chinese.
Mrs. McFarlane was well known, loved An old man who raised an alarm was Then rame
similar '&
and respected by large number of stabbed in the thigh, and the rest of the This Conference
attended mends to piges 1, 6, ♫ị xud stursid by by thirty Military Governors The many friends of Mr. and Mr they raised an alarm The robbers] Crew were threatened with death if;
New Advertisements should be sane in and representatives of Militar W. G. Lay will be sorry to hear that made off with money and other articles)
bound and gagged all on board and
HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD. (Governors, and eight of the high at Swatow, is seriously ill in the Peak Mr.Lay, the Commissioner of Customs
of value worth altogether #300. Prison-
Approximate statement of traffic re er was arrested a few days later, at cepts for the week ending oth May: also present. The Conference decided unanimously in favour of war. Then prograging as favourably as may be necessary, and the patient is" now
Receipt Receipts for
Aggregate identified by two members of t the junk's
18 weeks it became the duty of the Cabinet to expected.
crow. consider these recommendations." Wax
12,38) ·238,750 18,776
$38,059 had been regarded as the Cabinet's policy for many weeks previously, A GOOD RULE FOR THE HOME and this was the policy put before
in the back buthe the parts with MAKE it & valen hard as bottle of the Military Conference by the Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar Premier himself for consideration for five minutes at each application massaging with the paid of the hand Thoes Remedy sa a safeguard against Yet for many days after both the Then dampon a piece of flannel slightly bowl" "complaints. It always cures
rock polyand no koushold is safe with Diplomatic and Military Conferences with this finiment ani, birid it on over ort, fit For sale by all Chemists and had given their strong support to Chemists and Storekeepers.
the seat of pain. For eale by all Storekeepers.
sent us got later than 1 p.n.
before 2p.m.
are not ordered for a fized period will be officers of the Ministry of War were Hospital here. Two operations were Yaumati on suspicion and was later
"...
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smong the people... If, inaddlery year little paddock was not under potatoes
addition, these agents of destruction are allowed to morst year my household is that under phinine their victime, the time will soon expenditure has been to date Toz i
the weekly meat allowance my bread coma when the hole Chiness race will excess, which it is hoped will be cor deteriorate physically mentally and rected in fature-RAY morally. Let our authorities and dock
tors take heed before too late and adopt
suitable mezsures to counteract the evil. It is stated by MrẶT.
Appeal Tribunal essed member to has been defnitely pronouneed a legal two to three cas There is no proper enginearing bades will A house decorator's plea before Essex Herr, Kroppis yacht, the Germania, Morphinism kille slowly but surely in that the recent wages mark: One of the brigatest features prize by the Judicial Courditter of the cure for it except prevention. At toe mailben persons and of the war is the intense anxiety of and Privy Council, the appost ainst the source The nation must be roused yo ponada as an anmun jorda ta put houses in repaiste
seizure having been rejected.
the seriousness of this state of
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