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To-morrow is Ascension Day: also the anniversary of the taking, of Kow loon old (walled) city by the Hongkong Volunteers in 1899
No. 35 Connaught Rood Central, has A Chipese shopkeeper, residing at
reported to the Police that hetween the bours of am. and ♬ am. this morning same person entered his house by forcing
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., the skylight, and, after breaking open a box in his room, stole $215.50 in
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THE MAGISTRACY.
ATTEMPTING TO EXPORT SILVER DOLLARS.
A Chinese was charged with attempt ing to export thitty Hongkong silver dollars.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge and stated that he had been entrusted with the money by a relative
money to the country. who had instructed bins to remit the
Cours to corroborate the defendant's The relative in question appeared in
story and the case was dismissed.
EXPORTING WITHOUT A
PERMIT.
the Superintendent of Imports and Hxporta.
WEI NESDAY, MAY 18, 1917.
THE CRISIS IN PEKING AMERICAN RAILWAY
(Iful Tex Yat Pos Service.)
PERING, May 15. Governors) now in Poking entertained The Takwana (Provincial Military
the M.P's of their respective provinces. at a dinner. The Tulans expressed
ENTERPRISE IN CHINA.
FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS
'COMPLETED..."
• A REVOLUTION - IN GERMANY.
IS IT POSSIBLE?
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With the retum to China of Mr.revolation took mast of us by surprise. Mr. Francis Gribble says the Russian William F. Carey. president of the Has Germany & similar surprise in store the wish that Parliament wonk! pass the Siema-Carey Eailway Caual Company, for usa war policy. There was no mention of a work will soon begin on the American Of ane thing we may be certain. The reorganisation of the Cabinet.
railway projects in China, says the hisGireman revolution, if and when it comes, The Government his sent Wong Chee. Mr. Carey had been home to machinery which brought about the will not be effected by the instruments reorganisation of the troops. It is re-arrying out the construction, of the available for revolutionary purposes. Cheung to Kwantung to supervise the complete financial arrangements for revelation in hussia Those instruments
and that machinery are not, in
Germany, partel that this appointment was made railway programme contructed for wick
The supporters of the revolution in” at Lak Wing's Ting's request.
the Chinese Duvernment. He is now ussin included the usual revolutionary Members of the Government Farty back in Feking.
elements. But they also included the Army: not only the rank and file of the have called on the leaders of the variona
army, but also the high command. other political parties with the object of persuarling them to
nomicate re-
the Premier) resigns.
Both the President and the Fremier yesterday decided that the ringleaders of the agitation ontside Parliament the other day must be severely punished according to law,
The finances for the railways are to be provided by the American Inter national Corporation. of which Mr.
The soldiers, from chief of the staff to wanted to avenge the shining armour private, were out to win he war. They front and the awful and almost known to have inflicted ch Russian incredible crualtias which the Germinns prisoners. They had reason to believa pro Germans in high places. So they that they were being let down" by
startling results which we have seen. receive percentage of the total like chaff before shem. expenditure, as their remuneration for
REICHSTAR TALK. construction.
Nothing quite of that kind can be ex- As a result of Mr. Carey's visit to situation is different; the distribution pected to happen in Germany. The America satisfactory arrangements were of interests is different. There is no male for an immediate commencement pro-Russian or pre-Entente hurenacrey of construction work and it is exporter?
for patriots to overthrow, The re- that within three months actual hat a pruce party. The general staff volutionary party is not a war party. operations will begin.
N are in effective control of the situation, and there are no signs of any dissensions On May 17, 1916, the Sioma-Carey among them. There is, that is to say.. Co. signed a contract with the Chinese question at present of a military" Government for the building of railways far as it is, joined: At all, between the revolution. The issue is joined, in so in China, and on September 29 n detaried suffering masses and all, hetween the military aristocratic, and industrial
A Chinese who recently arrived here presentatives with a view to the formulard D. Straight is president, under from. Annam was charged Before Mrtion of a Coalition Ministry under the loan agreement, wish the Chinese
R. Woot this orging, with Tuan Ki Sui, but the People's
Government. The system of construc- attempting to export a bottle of taleium Parties are rather cold towards the of any other milway built in China took charge of the revolution, with tito
tion for these railways differs from that The lanth is asmenced of Mgr. Colony without an export permit from to save the situation unless Tuaa Ki s Under this system, the contractors will The, pro-German bureunersey scastered
carbide and a bicycle lamp from the the proposal. It appears very difficult Chatron, Bishop of Osaka. He was rained priest in 1869 in France, and after ministering in his native diocese for three years, came to Japan in 18 He stralie the langngeranditid some work at Nagasaki for years, at the timearbide and the bicyela lump with bim when the priests has still to attend to from Annan and was taking the articles their parishes at night and under
to his home in Chin-chaw, which was disguise. After three years of severe handhip, Father Chatrön
his final destination, as he had only atto Kobe towards the ear of 1816. hi stopped off in Hongkong en route.
was elected Bishop of Osaka je 1897 and
His Worship adjourned the use antil has directed the hocese for nearly 21 tomorrow and fixed the defendant's
hait at ten dollars..
HONGKONG, WEDNE DAY, May 1917.
A CHINESE PUZZLE.
To most people the situation Peking just now is a veritable Chinese REV, CPER HUNT & ARMSTRONG puzzle. The plain matter of fact
Mr and Ms Strer
PM. HODGSON, 2
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· Hongkong. May 16, 19l7.
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THURSDAY,
the 17th May 1917 at 12:30 PM ** No. 17 Pmaya, East (Groned
Floor) Wanchai.
SUNDRY FURNITURE, STORES &c.
Tetons:-as ua).
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers Hongkong, May 16, 1917.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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person would think that
gears His death at the age of seventy. if the Chinese Neverment will not forth-able griminkerator and teler, and his four deprives the Catholic Church of an with
pass a resolution in favour deeply mourned by numbers of of war against Germany, the Japanese ant foreigners both in Kobe Cabinet want is to do, and (and in Osaka,
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Diplomatic and Military Conferences,
have advised, then Parliament must.
MARY'S NEEDLEWORK GUILD.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge. He told the magistrate that be brought the bottle of calcium
ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO DEFRAUD.
Two Chinese clerks, residing at
No.
They were also agreed that Parlia ment must be asked to pass the war resolutied and that the Cabinet Mini- sters who have resigned thei: posts innst remain, in order to save trouble and reorganise the Cabinet at this
critical tale
AMERICA AND THE WORLD'S TRADE.
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The
sgreement
entered into. Chinese Government awarded the company 1,100 miles of railways to ccnstruct, the routes to be decided after survey.
SURVEYORS LAYING OUT LINES. **
For some time various surveying There are two" views held in the parties headed by expert railway en be agner war. But the Peking HONGKONG BRANCH OF QUEEN Melbourne's Court this morning with after the war in the world of commerce of a route from Chuchow on the flankow. 39 Elgin Street were charged in Mr.inited States about what will happengineers have been making a revonnassance CHe tells us that this is not true.
attempting to obtain the sum of $and France. The one, which is suppos Canton line, at the junction with the from a Chinese woman named Chin Lai; Sang by means of false pretences.
ed to be held by Fresident Wilson, isPingliang Colliery, road, to Fucking, to Mr. Agassiz appeared na solicitor for will have nothing to fear from Faurope: Province) and thence to the senat that for u long time to come America Awali (the Capital of Kwangi the first defendant and the second the other, that she will have everything Chitshow for it is sometimes called defendant was represented by Mr.
to fear from Europe. The Editor of Yanchon). "The North American Review" hoida
**What is true is that Parliamentar? |
were
ub. whose
"pposition will instantly disappear The Lalies of the Work Farties. In if the war-decision
corparater in the above Guild wish to mitted by Premier
thank their friends and the public in loyalty to the Republic and to their Exhibition of work at the City general for the warm interest shown in
·Democracy
hot in doubt." Hall on May 1st.
WIS
Their thanks are al
clamouring fur war under the leader-plying milk for the teas and giving bam ship of TUAN CHUI are inspired lesaan butter for sandwiches to Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co., and Messrs.
THE Undersigned haye received in-1 by the wish to battle for the cause Williara Powell & Co. Limited for lend-
structions to sell by Pubhe Auction,
(703, ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNEDİ,
To q
FRIDAY,
"the 18th May, 1977, “.
of democracy than by the desire to re-settle Autocracy in this country ou the morrow of a declaration of
in the stands on which the various garments were set out.
Owing to the following handsome
Gardiner.
The case was formally aljourned
Tractionaries.
In Russia the masses found soldiers to lead thea and aristocrats to join them. In Germany they might be led by law yers and joined by bankers: but one cannot picture Hoffmann and Hanse and Dittroann, even if von Gwinner were
Ludendorf under lock and key in the with then, placing the Kaler and the Crown Prince and Hindenburg and Moabit Prison Some of them talk in but between talk and action lies a the Reichstar as if they would hee to do bridge, and there is no visible prospect gulf which only a military leader can that such a leader will be forthcoming.
SPOSTASIOUS COMMIT,
Russian lines, therefore there c-n always deliberately mado
It does sot follow, however, that, be Cause there can be nu revolution on the be no revolution at all. Revolutions
are not
by conspirators. Sometimes they sim- plane na spontanicons #pheavals, to revolt, at any art, against, intoler due to an instinctive determination ahle conditions.
The distinction is and that due to the spontan dur combus tion of inflammable material it is in authority in Germany have reason te ruvolation of the latter kind which those fear. The danger is the greater, beanse... infallible premations which they can even if the anticipate it, there are no take against it.
Other parties have also been making Our Peking contemporary tells us due to the Commodore for lending flags until next Monday morning, the first strongly to the second view, which lie a reconnaissance of another line from that authentic republicans holdant. having the Hall decorated: to the defendant's built being fixed at $300,ys is shared by most Americans who Chowkiakow, on the Tasha River in that the reactionaries who are now Dairy Farm Company for kindly up-and the second defendant's bail at 8250 have seen at first hand the industrial re- Honan Provinec, due west to Yunchang like that between the,ce to arson
volution which the war has wrought:-on the Peking-Eankow Railway, and Great Britain will emerge from the thence, south-west to Nanyangpu and war incomparably better equipped and Siangyangfu, on the Hau River in Hupeh LARCENY FROM TAIKOO more efficient for all industrial purposes Province, thence up the Han River
DOCKYARD.
than she was when it began, Science valley into Shenai Province to the city anil business were never so closely of Hanchuugfu, close to the Saacheen Two Chinese coolies were brought allied, "the mechanism of production bordet. war. They are incapable of under-gifta silver tea set presefited by the the charge of stealing seven fathoms of were never so sympathetic as at this to the Peking Hankow Railway, with ironines, and other essential industries..
moment in Great Britain: and the same the object, if possible. of effecting a before Mr. Melbourne this morning en Wis never so well organised, the Other parties have also reconnoitered relations between Capital and Labour the country from Siangyang eastwards
brains that have scived the commercial direct connection from Siangyang to they had and scientific problems of the war with the milway and thus providing a shorter can be organised because the police It may be argued that no such strike for the conspicuous success will be at the route to shipping from the Yangtze would get wind of the organisation, und service of British manufacturers when river and Hankow. No decision hastic ring-readers would either be sent to They it is over, and will make them rivala in yet been come to by the contractors, as
the trenches or placed under preventive every way worthy of our best attention. to the routes to be adopted, the sur Wor-Those who know anything whatever cf veyors reports not yet baving heen
the spirit of enterprise that permeates completed.
af 10.30 am, at their Sales Room No. 8, standing the meaning of democracy: Jewish Recreation Club Working Party-inch Manila rape from the Taikoo but they can understand a systema gold bracelet and ring from the
De Virux Towel, Corner of
Ice House Street,
A Nestza Op
CARPETS and RIGS. Various Colours and Sizes. Terms --
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, May 18, 117
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(Continued on Page 8.)
THE CALENDAR.
General Memoranda.
FRIDAY, May 18-
10 am --Auction of Miscellaneona
Stock at Missrs. Hughes and Fough's
11 am-China" "Borneu Co's. Meeting
Saturday, May 19-
Interpart Rifle Shooting at King's
Park, Kowloon. 831p.m.-Assault-at-Arms or Volan
teer Parade Ground. Hoxpat, May 21-
3 pm. Sale of Crown and at
P.W.D.
Election of a Justice of the Frace for
the Licensing Poarti. WONDAY, May 23-
6.30 p.m.-Annual General Meeting of
the Hayal H.K. Golf Club, THURSDAY, May 24:---
Empire Day.
830 p.m.-sault-at-Arms on Volun
teer-Parwle Ground.
FRIDAY, May 25
22 p.m.-Auction of Towels, Napery,
Brass arch Grass Ware ete Messrs. Hughes and Hough's". BATURDAY, May 26 ----
Queen Mary's Birthday (1867), 11.30 Peak Tramways Co's
Meeting
AUR
of government based on brute force Chinese Ladies Working Farty, as and directed by a strong man-they embroidered picture from Mrs. Skeltop, can understand Prussianisin." We travelling clock, and a rabbit, all of seem to have all the elements of
which were railler, and 2 Siamese another revolution in the existing realised (including takings for teas) was
kittens which were sold, the situation.
The Provincial Military 8986.55. As this amount is larger than Governors wlio some weeks ago was anticipated, the Committee have unanimously passed a resolation in decided to give a donation of $500 to favour of the claration of war the fun for the relief of French against Germany are supporting the families and the remainder will be Premier and insisting that Parliament Fent on games, puzzles &c., and sent to hospitals for soldiers in bed and shall approve the declaration of war. convalescent.
In the event of Parliament proving Precalcitrant the dissolution of Parlia
IN JAPAN.
ment is being urged, and if the THE BANDMAN OPERA COMPANY President refuses to dissolve Parlia- ment, then the President himself must go. Uther ominous suggestions
are that troops should be brought into Peking and that a Special Military Conference should be con Yesed. It is agreed that China in
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UNAPPRECIATED PERFORMANCES;
The Bandhan Opera Co, which has been playing in Japan, does not appear One Kobe paper complains that the to have left a grol impression behind. company is apported on the strength committed to a war policy against it says, "one hear that some of Band of its past reputation.” “On many sides” Germany, but it is insisted that the man's more recent productions fell a issue between Parliament and the good dest below the standard of their Military Governors of the pro- gives occasion, beyond question, for such plays of former years. "Mr. Manhattan? vinces is not whether China shall a complaint." enter the war, but whether the
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country shall be governed an a
democratic state or as a stroughold
of military autocracy. If that cor-
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reetly represents the situation, ought not to be difficult, under governing sentiment of a common tesire to come into line with the Entente in the war to so arrange affair as to secure detaocracy in China in the rights, and liberties it has won, just as in the same Noon-Mesura, A. S. Watson & Coway it is intended to secure to the Gymkhana Meeting at Happy Valley. Russians their newly-won liberty BUNDAY, May 27-
and democratic constitution. China cannot declare war without the maited support of the Tukwans or Military Governors of the Provinces nor does it look as F, Chins, through
Annual Meeting.
Whit Sunday.
Mesnay, May 28 —
Whit Monday-General Holiday:
Another Kobe paper, writing of the presentation of what was described as
Dockyard at Quarry Bay,
The defendants stated that taken the rope from a dirt bin purpose of carrying baskets. believe that it was, of no value
Evidence was heard and His ship sentenced each defendant to
days' hard labour.
WAR TAXES.
seven
."
The indication that the breaking point had come, would probably be i strike, widespread enough to be called universal, in munition factories, cost and
PSYCHOLOGY OF THE CROWN,
Hrrest. That is true; but those who be organised, therefore it cannot occur, argue that because such a strike cannot. are reckoning without the paychology of
together
Great Britain to day, of the extent to which whole
It is expected, and it is hoped that the crowd: trades have been the operations will first he undertaken,
An isolated strike is comparatively reorganised by the Government, of the on the railway destined to traverse the easy for ruthless men to deal with minicle of industrial improviantion Han River valley, as evidence ao far if the masses every where wanted the machine-guns are a specific remedy. Bot which has been wrought for the purpose available indicates that this fine will same thing, wanted it at the one time, of turning out munitions, and of the probably penetrate into the rich and and wanted it badly, and acted Mr. Bowley asks us to correct an latest machinery that have been
huge factories equipped with the isolated province of Szrehued.
by instinctive collusion, that remedy error in his, letter in our issue of erected must be perfectly aware that wonder why direct connection between might While the casual observer might woul
would Coase to be appli
licable, the strikes yesterday. Mr. Bowley intended to
the British
spread like a choler industrial future is Sinying and Siangyang is not being
praine fre, and the maci mowing.
epidemic or refer to income tax at:17 per cent.The mere fact that in the middle of the British and Chinese Corporation,
asured beyond challenge or dispute.effeated, it has to be remembered that them down. And if that happened, then
might join the strikers instead of
5,000,000 of her men in the Army, and Sinyang railway, have, according to other means might be as thorough and thongh necomplished by with another 3.000,000 engaged solely their agreement, the right to build any speedy as the Russian. on war work Great Britain has been extension from Sinyang. Arrangement of something of the sort. More clear-
Bethmann-Hollveg able to raise her ordinary foreign trade will therefore have to be made with the sighted than most of the Junkers, be evidently afraid to a point never exceeded in the most British organisation before a line can be sex that the future is pregusht with Shewan, Tomes & Co.
Our Little Bit Society have for prosperous years of peace, gives the built westwards from Siayang Warded the following through Messrare of her new found capabilities.
unpleasantness by promiting liberal It is understood that negotiations political concessions. There can be no Auxillaire, 113 Honfleur, France
The writer concludes that for Americs are proceuling to enable this course to other explanation of his recent speeches to Hospital to keep the commercial and financial be taken and it is to be hoped that and his recent colloquies with Schnide- advantages which the war has thrown motaal arrangement will be made an of the Socialist Majority. Whether 7. 2106 rolled bandages
into her lap will require an effort almost since a trunk line will then be estable will succeed in staving of the trouble 142 suits pyjamas
searching as that which the conflict lished virtually from Shanghai to the
which he fears is another question. has imposed upon the belligerents. distant province of Szechuer. a fact Mr. A. Maurice Low, also quarrels which will be of material benent to the with the unscientific, and ignorant British as well as to the American Walk" of the United States having gained bondholders.o
Bs.1.) 104 per cent. as printed. Jthe greatest war of all history, with who hold the contract for the Pukaw-reveg might happen, and the German
OUR LITTLE BIT SOCIETY,"
77 many-tail bandages 67 white woollen caps 24 eyel bandage og
10, bags awaba
22 floor cloths The Society has also distributed
Jinks, says: "It was also described an "a new musical comedy" entitled "High the undermentioned comforts to local
music, and such comedy sa there is
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permanent control of the world's trade. Should it be impossible to effect an Baring himself on publisheri figures, arrangement with the British, the 1916; the United States which show that from January to July, American company will then seek an increas of $1,700,000,000 eyer Hankow Bailway if it is decided not to showed another connection with the Peking
AMERICAN SHIPPING GAINS.
861,114 TONS BY TRANSFERS.
The American merchant marine bar
The "New York Herald, of March 12th says made a not gain of 352114 moss tons through transfers of registry since the war begen Figures made public to-day by the Department of Commerce show
an Adelphi success, and we assume that volunteers and members of HM Troops the exports for the correspond continue with the line from Yanchang to most of the music and comedy was left who have left the Colony for the Front period of 1914, the writer Siangyang. For the purpose of quick dinks" as presented last night is a feeble behind at the London theatre "High from March to date:-362 pairs socks; Egures, and claims that
proceeds ruthlessly to analyse these conection with Szechuen this section of medley of angient jests and tingle-tangle 94 pairs knee caps; 173 mufflers; 843 $50,000,000 of this increase was due though it will tap a rich agriculture thing is rezus yet seen in Kobe, and how
all but the proposed line is not advantageous,
such pile can be a success in London is decidedly low. It is about the feeblest pocket hooks.
directly to the war; in other words, that region, and consequently steps will be apart from the war trade, the incresee tazen to look over a feasible route from of 1916 over 1914 was only a trifle more Siangyang towards Hankow remains a mystery.
than five per cent, which is satisfactory, As this line tends to become one of that vessels transferred to the American The Lord Chief Justice confessed in but not remarkable. The writer make the most important in China, if a flag number 204, of 681,965 tons Vessels Court recently that he became increas himself two questions: How much of the passige between the head waters of the but their average size was less than one ingly nervous as counsel referred in trade created by the war will be retained Han River and the head waters of the fourth that of shipe gained by the transferred to forsign flags number 400, succession to (8) David and Jonathan (b) Damon and Pythias, and (c) Potash the United States after the war, and Kialingking in Szechuen province can Lited States, and their tonnage was and Perlmutter. But which of the three how much of the trade formerly enjoyed be made, it is possible that construction only 313,311 Most of the American couples Conveys most to the average by Europe with Latin America has per work will be first undertaken to connect gains came from Oreat Britain and Ger Londoner as a type of friendship in manently passed into the hands of the the Peling Hankow with Siangyang nany, while most of the losses went to the prevalent neglect of the classics it United States; and to both he answers and now that Mr. Carey is returned Norway, Japan and France. would certainly not be (0)
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
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