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WATSON'S

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BROWN BRANDY E

QUALITY.

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25 YEARS IN WOOD.

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.,

WINE, AND SPIRIT „MERCHANTS,

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To-day's Advertisements

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competent MAN STENOGRAPHER and TYPIST required by a shipping office. For further particulars refer to No. $55.

Glo CHINA MAIL' Once. Hongkong. Hay 14, 1911.

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The

China Mail.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, May 14, 1917.

2. 8." WATSON & CO, LTD. ENGLAND SELF-SUPPORTING. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the TRIRTY SECOND ANNUAL GOLDSMrru in his famous poem ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company (since its registration will "Sweet Auburn" refers to a time be held at the Hongkong Hotel Hong kong on SATURDAY, the 26th day of

May: 1917; at Noox for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Genera! Mazagers together with a Statement of

Accounts to the 31st December, 1915.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the

when

THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GESNERAL

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The Deutsche Asintische Bank at Peking has round up all its affairs resicly to be closeil down in the event of war.

$100,000.

THE MARINE COURT,

A CHIEF ENGINEER'S ALLEGED MISCONDUCT.

3

FURTHER OBJECTIONS BY DEFENDANT'S COUNSEL.

H. E the Governor had given direes instructions that you should við um President of this Court. I take 16, therafois, that you are sitting ander direct instruction em His Excel lenoy"

THE MAGISTRACY.

UNLAWFUL FOSSESSION OF OPINAL

MONDAY, MAY 14 1817,

The Fresklent. I think Banderest A Chinese "house boy," employed at trac at the previous sitting by say-No. 23 Des Voeux Reat Central, was ing that H. E. the Governor had given charged before Mr. J. P. Woud this instructions that a special court

of enquary should be covered toning with the unlawful possession investigate the due

of 33 taels of prepared opium other than Government opium.

trate that the defendant, while carrying "spectar Kent informed the magis

راد

CHINA AND THE WAR..

PREMIER DESERTED' BY `128 MINISTERS.

Chinese contemporary state that it is Foking telegram today to dar reported that the Prime Minister has decided to resign, but will shoulder the responsibility until his "successor has been appointed "

The adjourned sitting of the Special Court, convenat under the A Chiness clerk in the Bank of instructions of H.F. the Governor, Taiwan, Lith, at Singapore, against to enquire into the conduct of Wetent the objections put forward and His Worship then said that he had whom two charges of forgery have been. Stokes, the Chief Engineer of the fit he now proposed to "proceed

venerl a Cabinet meeting to discuss the . On the flth" fnat. the Premier con- brolight, said to have obtains 2,87 Phcumpent, was resumed this with the case,

In basket in Des Voeux Road Central, aituation, but only three Ministers at tuorning.

Mr. Pollock: I must go on with was stopped by a Chinese detective, tended. Most of the members of the Miss Male Symes, sister of Mr. J.

In Will he remembered that they onjectious your Worship. E suyo, upon opening the defendant's Cabinet have tradered their resigna

that deliberately. A. Nymes, manager of Kamunting Estate, Court adjourned fast week con Mr. Pollock then went on to argite basket, discovered that it contained pre- Titra, Kedah, was closing a window in sequent upon the objections made that there should be one charges et pared opium. the bungalow, recently, when she was by the Hon. Mr. H. E... Pollock,gross miserydugs. He said it was struck by lightning and instantaneously. to Commander Beckwith infair to pile up a big pyramid of sitting our the Court on the ground charges against the Chief Engineer, and it was against the law. There thes his Worship had heard an had been friction between the

killect

According to the Chinese Press, says the N Daily News, the request

s or.

to export wheat from Shanghai made Superintending Engineer of the Indo-whole list of petsy charges which

by a foreign contractor to the Hongkong | Government was rejected by the Bureau of Taxes on the ground that the export of foodstuffs from China is prohibited in the treaty.

H. M. the Emperor of Japan received "Sir Conynghame Greene, the 4th inst. aut. His Excellency presented British Ambassarlar, salience on the

the insignia of the Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, with Collar. which has been conferred on the Crown Prince by King George.

every rood of ground maintained its man" in England, The Great War is causing something like a reversion to those conditions in forcing upon the population theo need for being more and more

during the Independent of foreign food supplies fill are the war. The Prime Minister told the House of Commons in secret session last week that the nation

Alagistrute.

come into the court and say so.

The defendant, who pleaded not guilty explained that he had merely been employed to carry the opian

The man who had employed the defendant to carry the opiuma, however,

ATTEMPTS AT SUICIDE IN THE HARBOUR.

A Chinese girl named Li Ying 20

the

tions. Even the newly-appointert Min- ister of Finance han refused to take part in the discussions until the now. Cabinet has been formed.

A Mandate directs that the ring- leaders of the demonstration outside the House of Parliament last week shall be

The Takwans, remaining in Peking mat at the Premier's residence on the 11th inst, hat were unable to devise say means to assist the Clovernment S | the present situation.

HONGKONG XEROPLANE FUND.

"LIST No. 5.

A. Ezra

Or. Luk Yuen

G. Tam sepulos Kung We Fat Tim

St. John Ambulates Brigada

(Chinese TM.C.A.)

The Weekly Radigious Meeting of f Chepurte statement, from the Captain Engineer and the Captain and it we could not be found, and His Worship punished. the Helena May Institute will be cene Phoumgest. · As bely, the manifestly unfair and manifestly ducted to morrow (Tuesday) at 5pm by consisted of Commander against the law to refer to a pre-imposed a find of $2,000, with the atter

Feckwith, R... Marine Magistrate, had done by bringing forward wo Victoria Caol. the Rev. H. Anderson. Subject:--|

vious case, which the prosecution Lative "of six months' hard labour in Present Tintes in the Light of Lieut. Commander F. E. Nuttall,mplaints by calling Captain de Prophecy."

R.X. of H.M.S. Tamen, "Commander Sala's predecessor. He won- P. H., Rolte, Marine Superintendent dered why "the prosecution hart of the Indo-China Steuta Navigation

cone still further back and Co., Ltd.. Mr. D. MacMummy,

brought in the latter's predeces-

They proposed to bring a years of age, residing at No. 21 Paking. Chine Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., had not even been entered in the Road. Kowloon, was yesterday rescued and Mr. A. 8. Bell-Sturb, the master ship's leg, and to make a sort of from drowning by Indian Lance Ser of the wis. Honam.

Irish stew out of the lot us an excuse geant Biger Klan, after she had to take away the certificate of the attempted to commit suicide by leaping Anonymous W.), The Hon. Mr. Ek E. Pollock, Chief Engineer who had been at sea into the harbour from K... insteted by Mr. C. D. For 20 years and had served about Ferry Pier at Kowloon. The giri was R. S...

Star Hon. Mr."W. Chatha Wilkinson, appeared or behalf of 15 years in the Company who as

removed to the Government - Civil | P. Lloyd the defendant, and Mr. H: E. Sharp, present employed him. They were

Tong Lai Chuen K... instructed by Mr. W. E. Loing to bring in such petty things Hospital

as to whether a bottle of anchovy

Capt. Passmore, Shenton, appeared for the plaifiriff.

Shortly after her arrival a Chinese 7. 7. Hryan auce had been thenwa overboard.

woman named Wong Kwai Ying, age La Wo...... HH. the Governor had instructed of gross misconduct let the Road, Kowloon, was alsg brought to the

Commander Beckwith said that If the prosecution had one single 29 years, residing at No. 28 Canton Ka Wo Chan ban te paside over, the Court by Chey could not, mix up a number of Hospital suffering from emersion, as the vit of his position as Marinecarious incidents together and 'cal result of attempting suicide by jumping the whole un net of grows miscon into the barbour from the Lan Fat Over $47,000. Was heen paid over

Mr. Pollock,K.C. I must respect-

diset. Another objection. Mr. Street Wharf, Wanchai.

Shanghai by the Chinese Goremment abjection of the defence to your place except on one occasion re the Japanese Consul-tieners at fully ask your Worship to note the Pollock said, was that when the mis

eontuct was supposed to have taken through the Special Envoy of Foreign Worship sitting in the Court. Your entry had been made in the log. Affairs, ays the Chinese Press, Wehip frankly stated it the last | of course

The law said that the settlement of all indemnity claims by sitting that you thought you should of taking a statement and that should be given an opportuny the second revolution in 1913. Japanese subjects who suffered during cot sit in the Court: that being so, that statement should be entered in Cans

I am bound to take objection. If the log the time. This was not tuggit at her 'baby's arm. Turning Mirgsible to get another president of the the defence need have no fear as to child's wrist. She immediately cried F. W. Carpenter, F. Newhouse.

would mention that it is not impos. done.

her bond shown man pull a gold Court, as it is laid down that a

His Worship said that he thought

mounted rattan bangle from the whether the charge would be one of stipendary magistrate con sit. gross, misconduct. The Court was out and the thief ran out of the must also point out that to proper composed of men who would be cup-temple with the bangle is his possession. A letter was able of judging and they could be The woman, however, gave chase and charge has been kid. sent by Messrs. Deacon, Looker, upon to give a just opinion.the fugitive was caught and arrested by

The Court then rose for lunch. of CROWN LAND above Bowen Road, Deed to be fed largely, by imports.

Deacon & Hurston to Mars, Wilkin.

An Indian constable. Upon resuming, Mr. Sharp seid in the Colony of Hoogkong, for

son & Grist and all that is said in thas a term of 15 years with the option of from abroad. It has been the last

There is practically nothing which that letter is that we shall call rennwal at a Crown Rant to be fixed by the remaining hope of the Germans that the world wants that China" does not evidence to prove misconduct on of Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for ona

their submarine campaign against contain. There are certain things which about certain dates, and then the argue on the question as to whether time and having no money with which groes misconduct, the charge of stealing the bangle and further term. of 75

Feara,

or not, and by did not propose to explained that he was hungry at the the limited amount of shipping world can produce them.

she produces as no other country in the

letter gives a whole pile of dates. the Engineer a certificate should be to buy food, he committed the theft. available for the ordinary commerce these advantages, the position which she We have three objections to make. cancelled. That also was a master of the United Kingdom would be holds in the ranks of the world's pro- Ofe is that we any given dates, or

for the Court to decide. With regard

The magistrate said he would give. effective in securing for Germany ducers is inferior to that of countries which misconduct. is alleged to have misconduct, the Captain had a remanded the defendant. in

to the question of one single charge judgment to-morrow morning and the victory ia the

far below her in natural resources. How taken place and then we are fold to perfect right to come and state all custody. Germany, if she is able to appreciate will it be before her Government work out the charges for ourselves the counts on which he charged the and the possibilities of their wondrous into criminal law: "You are to forgiven that the Captain made bia and people wake up to the importance we are asked to bring this novelty accused, and it was on the continued heritage.. Daily News.

repetition of misconduct on the dates

Company: will be CLOSED from MUNDAY, Shez May 1917. both days Inclusive, during which period, no Transfer of Shares can be registered.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers: Hongkong, May! 14, 1917..

G.

PUBLIO AUCTION.

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would be self-supporting next year, A Chinese named Kam Po That does not meso, presumably age 27 years, was removed to the that no carriage of food across Government Civil Hospital as the result DARTICULARS and Conditions of the the seas will be necessary. We have of a fall into the harbour from one of letting by Public Auction Sale, to be vast armies in the field gathered the wharves. The drowning man was held on MONDAY, the glat day of May 1917, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of from all quarters of the habitable the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excelisney the Goveract, of Une Lot globe, and these presumably will

Locality.

Registry Yo.

Partiellars of the Lat.

Botadary Bensorometa,

(Approximate)

W

the

Annual fiest

Contenity is

»

War: But

at its full value the British spirit of determination to win, has evidently per nje plan. 12,3 failed to accurately guage British

resourcefulness, and it

must be very disappointing to the German 1791 War Lords to learn on the authority of the British Prime Minister after exhaustive inquiry Ttructions to cell by Public Auction, and investigation...that

with

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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THE Undersigned have received in-

(70% ACCOUNT OF THE CONGREMRD),

WEDNESDAY,

the 18th May, 1917, at

judicious economy of food and increased productivity of Home supplies, there is no fear of starva- 13.00 noon, at their Sales Rooms, No. 1, tion is Great Britain." One of the reasons why women and children are not permitled to travel freely in the war zone is doubtless. connected with

De Vieux Road, Corner of

THE HOUSE STREET, ONE JAPANESE DOG Hale, about 2 years old. Terms:-as uanil..

unconscious when taken from the water by Lance-Sergeant Fallon, who success- fully applied artificial respiration.

With all

THE NAVY LEAGUE.

GRATITUDE TO OVERSEAS BRANCHES.

The following resolution was inanimously adopted at the meet, ing of Gun Council of the Navy League held at the Central Hall, Westminster, on Thursday. the 20th Merch.

Proposed by Colonel A. CE thousands of men from our distant Bostock Hill, M.D.M. Sc., und car Colonies fighting in Europe, thon-ried 1794 Lands of wives and sisters were fol-

HUGHES & EDUGE,

Auctioneera. Hongkong, May 14, 1917..

THE CALENDAR.

"MEMOS. FOR MONDAY. 130p.m. Auction of Brus Ware at

Messrs. Hughes and Hough's, 130 p.m.Auction of Furniture,

Tennis Gear, etc., etc. at Mosura. 'Hughes and Hough's.

General Memoranda. HONESDAY, May 18- Entries close for next Gymkhana. Friday, May 18.5-

10 Auction of Miscellaneous Stock at Mesars. Hughes and Hough's 13 am-Chine Borneo Co's. Meeting

SATURDAY, May 19 --

Ammult-at-Arms on Volunteer Parade

Ground.

Interport Rifle Shooting at King's .

Fark, Howloon,

MONDAY, May 21

Election of Justice of the Peace for

the Licensing Board

Wennmdar, May 23 -

5.30 p.m. Annual General Meeting of

the Royal H.K. Golf Club. HozaDay, May 241-2 Empire Day.

BATERDAY, May 16:

Queen Mary's Birthday (1887) Gymkhana Meeting at Happy Valley. SUNDAY, May 27

Whit Sunday

MONDAT, May 29

Wint Howay-General Holiday.

Court

Ber

LARCENY IN A TEMPLE.

A"Chinese woman, carrying her baby on her back, whilst engaged in acred ritus in the Tin Han Temple," at Bay, yesterday, felt someone

it would be left to the this morning the man pleaded guilty to When brought before Mr. J. R. Wood to decide whether the

conduct

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Mr. Pollock: I should like to reply to the remarks of my learned friend.

His Worship I thought you had made all your objections.

Mr. Pollock: I merely wish to reply

in Police

VIOLENT GAMBLERS.

Four Chinese gamblers, charged with fighting at No. 5 Chung Hing street, were brought before Mr. Melbourne this morning and pleaded guilty to the offence. *****

Centra Police Station, per F.B. C. H. Gale, A. H., H. T. Jack. man, T. L. Perkins, D. Wood, H. F..C., R. H.. T...., W. Edwards. E. EE, E M R. L. Bridger, E. M. S., K. H. Aumuller. C. E. Watson, L. Caming. Wing Ki Cheong, Xung Nam Cheon, Tài Li Chan, ng Pui Chi, Ning Les Chan. Tia Hong. Po Chu, Ai Chenk, at $10.00 each

M. Xavier, J. W. White, L C. P. Rees, A: B. Purves. B..

W. Grey, E. Larmour, T. 4.. Wood, E. Pegg, G. Haskett

E. S. Pause, E. Lambert;

A W. Tickle, F. C. Lowick. Thomas, S. Hamer, J.

G.

Dundia. H. J. Stevenson, 8: R. Jones, T. Bolt, F. A. Eden, W. W. Fleming, G.

Jex. J. H. Dounittore, T.. A. A. C., B. D. W.. A. R., E. Remedion, M. A. Figueiredo,

T.. E. Gutteres, O. Randall, P. Jackson, G. W. Gegg, Kem, A. E. Chuhett, Chung Hing Chan, Tong Shau Nam, Great Eastern Hotel, Wing On Ch., Wing On Insurance Co., The Sun Co., Sur Insurance., Co Choo Luz On Tong, Wing Fat, at $5.00 each

D. D. $3. Interpreter $2, Kwong

Chan $2, 3. Mat $1

Amount previously acknow.

ledged......

50,00

50.00

25.00

25.00

25.00

25,00

20.0*

20.00

20.00

20:00

20.00

1000

13.00

15:00

13.00

240.00

280.00

8.00

$839.000

4,292.39

$5,131.39

out of that statement the aburges.complaint. of the prosecution for yourself"'—a novelty in criminal law impossible to imagine. It is the business of the prosecution to formulate the charges.

Inspector Brail stated that the There must be some definite charge to one or two points. I will not detain gaming was of three days' duration made. Another point is that no the Court long.

and had terminated in 1 fight statement has been furnished us by courses we want to get on with the ed. Choppers, bottles and bamboo poles, His Worship Very well; but of in which all-four players bad participat- the prosecution of any Act or Ordi-case. laid. It is necessary for the accused the Ordinance in connection with the none of the combatants were seriously nance under which the charges are Mr. Pollock then again referred to were mod in the fracas, but, fortunately, to know under what part of the ship said he presumed that the Court Ordinance, the charges are laid might ga on with the, as against the dollar, with the alternative of three suggestions are made. The first is that

term "Misconduct," and then His Wor-injured.

44 A letter is published in The Times frout Another point is that there must be Eagineer.

His Worship fined each defendant one Mr H. R. Miller, in which two important a definite complainant person that the Chief Engineer appessed to have ordered that each defendant he bound to

Mr. Sharp in outlining the case, said days' imprisonment in Victoria Gaol, and the wording of all charter-parties should named. It is very necessary to know forgotten that there could only be one

be immediately amended so as to exclude

CHARTER FARTIES.

this food problem. With so many Welby, searndes by Professor Athis, becna L'inight raise a point (master of the ship. When Captain over on a personal · bond of $95, to be to as we charterers to direct abipa

on's question of malicious prosecu- la Sala joined the ship trouble began on the first day. Owing to the fact είσαι...

that there had been trouble due to the "This meeting of the Grand Mr. Sharp, C.,. said that be Chief Mate being addicted to drink, Captain de la Sala requested that

of

good behaviour for three months.

CHASING, PEDESTRIANS IN CAINE ROAD.

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"He was chasing pedestrians

porta, whereas the existing standard document specifially includes German porta By so amanding the wording the dispatch of vessels to Ger. man ports after the war could always only

be made possible by special negotis tion. The second main suggestion is that all shipowners of the Allied countries ship to a German port for at least a year in should undertake not to send a single

after the war world

faced with such damite compact ahe

A HERO WITH EYEGLASSES.

lowing in their wake to England Council of the Navy Lengur desires would „first say that he raised no there should be no drink on the ship..

to give expression to its deep grati-objection to his Worship sitting on This, in order to pacify the Chief Caine Road last Saturday," explained before travel restrictions were im-tude to the Committees and Mem the Court. With regard to the other Engineer, was subsequently altered to a Inspector Kent, in relating the dependent mainly on such neutral tou posed. This, of course, apart from bers of the Overseas Branches of the objections be thought they were request that there should be no the perils they ran, and the increased Organisation for their most generous the officers of the ships by which the dependants of the gallant me Sharp pointed out that there was resulted in the Chief Oficer Being and blue sye, pleaded guilty to the anxiety women passengers gave to contributions to the Relief Funds for practically the same as his learded treating. This order was disregarded circumstances of a case before Mr.ngs as the could beure. Whoa, who is by the Chief Engineer and trouble Melbourne this morning in which a very may hesitate to continue the suicidal friend had previously made. Mr. was caused so much so, that it penitent-looking Chinese, with black policy of destroying toursga they travelled, meant an increased of the Navy and Mercantile Marine

compelled to leave the ship and another demand on the available food supplies.

who lost their lives in defence of the only one word mentioned in the officer also got into trouble The Chief offence of having been drunk and

Ordinance, and that word was mis Engineer was in the habit of calling the incapable. Empire. This it was, manifestly advisable to

conduct. It therefore woS not to prevent. The land is being

necessary to state more than that cultivated in Great Britain to-day to

misconduct had taken place. an extent which has never been seen by the present generation, probably by no previous generation, and when we recall to what an enormous extent the country has hitherto been dependent on the outside world Saturday, 12th May - for its food supplice, the Prime

HONGKONG TENNIS LEAGUE.

LADIES RECHZATION CLUB V. CHUNKI

Played at Leighton Hill Ground on

Turner Mohler Mooe and and deen

NOT WASHED IN TWO YEARS.

master by the term of My Man" or His Worship smiled and imposed a

Mr. Man" and otherwise behaving fine of three dollars. in a disrespectful manner. On another occasion Mr. Stokes went on the bridge and said that the ship had been delayed too long at her suchorage and when reminded by the Captain that two hours notice had beer given to

Before Mr. Melbourne i morning,

coolie was charged with stealing a pair

"I cannot see without my glasses, and you can't expect a man to go on active service wearing glasses, seid an appel- loat at the Godhall. Appeal Tribunal recently.

armies and it those of the enemy men

He was told that both in our ow

Mr. Pollock: Do I understand that this action bay been taken solely under section 19 of the Ordinance, and not anything else? We have a the Engineer to enable him to of trousers from sú Indian watchman. wearing glasses were now commonly right to know this.

bank bis fras, he replied in an ininiting Detective Sergesat Clarks held up an engaged, and the chairman gave a care Many other instances of extremely soiled pair of old pents as known to him of a soldier who though trouble caused by the Chief Engineer exhibit" and informed the magis at first rejected because of were cited amongst which WAS A

Mr. Sharp To the best of our manner. knowledge that is so

"Mr. Pollook: Oh! To the best of your knowledge That will not do

repeated threat on the part of the trate that they wars the trousers alleged had recently been decorated Chad Chap. and Ng 1 must have a definite answer Eaginger to go over the side of the to have been stolen by the defendant for gallantry in the field.

Minister's assurance that the country H.J. Vermey and will be self-supporting next year Jonokheer conveys to the least imaginative A Morse and H.

best .0 to 2. 6 to 5 8th 3 mind an illuminating idea of the

E. Muriel beat JM. Souters and great change which patriotic T. Bevington resolution and thorough organisation

Leat have combined to produce in the

Ryland

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23.10 20

LTC, won by 76 games to 23.

ship with all bis saistauta from the complainant.

Mr. Sharp concluded by stating that

all these instances showed consisten

"They look as if, they havus beza

misconduct Aid disregard to the washed for two years, uid Sergeant A GOOD RULE FOR THE HOME master position on the ship

Mr. Sharp asid Eat section 19 stated the word misconduct only, and that was on what he proposed to bane his case. So far Be he knew no other acction of the Captate de is dele they went into the Ordinance had, bem contenplated; nitses bem and gare evidence as to the nothing else than section 10 had been incidente of miszondnot on the part of thought of the Chief Engineer as numerator by

Mr. Pollock, dressing his Work MrSharpen

• ship, said - You stated juskinow that key.The caso le prosesd

Clarke

“Quite se, not by the look of them reed. Mr. Melbourne

The defendant pleaded bot ·

MAKE it

rule of your home to

Klways koop en hand, a BoLLIS OF

Colic

Thees Somed

promptly and no, hos