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THE
able danger of militarism!" Even the Peking finzette announced "all is well" when the Tuchons returned
CHINA MAIL.
THE SITUATION AT PEKING.
to their posts, and described HA EXPECTED RESIGNATION OF THE
stupid the alarmist reports which
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wêre current at the time. These courageous warriors, it said" sarcasti-
cally, know only too well what would happen if they insisted on disobeying
PRESIDENT.
(Wak Tez Yat Pola Servier.)
**Pxxixo, June 3.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
ALLEGED FRAUDULENT
MISAPPROPRIATION.
THE MAGISTRACY.
FURIOUS RIDING.
TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1917,
Mr. A. Dyer Ball this morning heard
-SPORT,
BOXING CHALLENGES.
We understand that efforts a
The case which was put over from the a charge of furious riding in Kennedy being made to arrange a match for but Criminal, Sesions was heard this Road, It appeared that the dipfendant ten réunds" between Seuran Brotu... morning before Sie William Rees Davies, and a friend who had since left the of H.M.E.A.N., and Young Abeant KC, Chief Justice.
colony, were riding along. Kennerly who has issued a challenge to the A Hinda named Ka Rin Din was Road t 6.30 pm on the 30th former. Seuinou Brown can be seert the orders of the Fresident. Yet The President,, after perusing all charged with that he did frandulentlyult. when his friends mount in mining any evening at the Royal THE PREMIER SCOTCH OF less than ten days we hear of the telegrams from the Provinces misappropriate the aim of $2,250 became frightened by dogs and boltel Navy Canteen Theatre between bre
several Tushuns in open revolt vistenkay, is reported to have heaved entrusted to him by a Chinese woman As the rider on the frightenest pour amb seven o'clock. against the Government, marching a heavy sigh and said: As matters med Lai Wai-sims for the purchase of was na inexperienced rider defendant
certain land at Ho-Mun Tin (Yagmati).
The following have also inued troops on the capital and setting up have turned out like this, all I cut Me. G. X. Orme, of the Crown Solicitor's started in pursuit with the intention of challenges to anybody in the Colony
do is to resign the Presidency." He Office, proscepted, and Mr. F. C. Jenkin, a Military Government at Tientsin;
heading off the runaway animal and to fight at the weights and the num and this notwithstanding that the two telephoned to the office of the instructed by Mr. Mattingly of Messrs constable, he signaled to them to stop. 12b. ten mounta; A. Higgs, Ils. na the two riders pasac an Indian (ter of rounds as stated: Isques, men who had takes the most promo Ting Fang (whes is acting as appeared for the defendant, who piculed under control he rode back to the is round . Allen, Ta. Tulo. Calmet on the subject, where Dr. Deacon, Looker, Deacon and Harsten, As soon as the defendant got the portiesto. eight rounds; F. Bilatu. 108. Premiort was presiding over a meet-not guilty."
Constable aird' accompanied him to the eight rounds; A. Buones, 11a. Olb ing. Fe immediately adjourned the The Jurymen, were :-Messrs. W, E.
Police Station. nepting and wilt with his son to Cook, J. Buck, S. & Aitken, J. M..
six rounds; A. Boyd 10s. lb. ur Soeters, Fl. O. Holz, CA. dos Remedios
rounds. and J. S. Rodrigues..
THE FAR EAST FOR 25 YEARS.
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QUALITY: NOT BY EXPENSIVE WORLD-WIDE. „
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inent part in the Military Conference had wired to the President expressing i satisfaction with the situation after
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., the disaient of the late Premier the Palary
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
THE CALENDAR.
MEMO. FOR TO-DAY, 9.07 pm-Fall Morni
MEMOS. FOR TO.MORROW. 9.30 p.m.-Auction of Furniture, Blackwood Ware, Pictures etc., etc. at Messrs. Eugbes and Hough's.
p.m.-Auction of Encyclopedia Britanica at Messrs. Flugbe" and Blough's.
General Memoranda.
THURADAY, Jane 7-
2.30 pm. Aution" of Sheets, Towels,
Biss Ware, etc. at Messrs. Hughes) And Horgh's,
$.30 p.m.-Auction of Lading "Silk Huse at Messrs. Hughes and Hough's. SATURDAY, Jund 9:-
10.30 .m.-Auction et Dress Materials, Blankets, Perfumaty štu, at Mesars. Hughes and Hough's.
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HONGKONG.
TELEPHONE NO. 616-
ני
BIRTH.
Sport.-On May 28, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Scorr, & daughter,
stillborn
MARRIAGE.
and saying that they would uphold
It is expected that a mandate the Centrul Government! The pen the President's resign- situation created is
Н veritable rion will soon be issued." Chinese puzzle. A possible explana tion is that it is a movement having as its ultimare object the restoration of the monarchy.
A Link with Old Japan.
The death of Mr. W. H. STONE Adviser to the Japanese Department of Communications, which is "an< nounced in a telegram to-day severs
Mr. Orme, in outlining the case, said that the prisoner was charged with the
The Vice-President has been sum-crime of misappropriating certain money's moned by the President to Peking handed to him for a certain purpose by
it "ssioned that he has been sama Chinese lady. The charge was made oned for the purpose of taking over a crime by recent legislation with the (the other of Presklent,
object of meeting the danger of the misappropriation of meneys belonging Much advice has lagen tendere toto ignorant people by those who from
Chould adopt when the troops of the President regarding the attitude
various meads were able to handle trust the Tuchins arrite in Peking. Some was a man who had made his way so na funds. In the present case, the accused have advised the President to wel--to enable him to hold a position of some crome them and a-just thein not to trust. The land in question, is situateri near Yaumati and was some time ago General. Wong Shi Chin. Co-acquired by some Portuguese who wanted in the service of the Japanese Gov-|mander-in-Chief of the Precautionary to open up the district and settle there. emment for the long period of 46 Tops, has removed is headquarThe whole of the land however, was years. Mr. Srus was an Englishman ters to within the Palace. who came out to Japan in 1872 as junior naistant in the old Public Works Department, being engaged
WETHERSTON»«MELVILLE HIL-ÜB Matar Shanghai, Frederick Jolin Wetherstone Melville, of the Municipal Health Department, at interesting link between Ascient create rrogble. tola Blanche Hill, only daughter and Modern Japan. Of Charles Hill Me, of Shanghai.
DEATH.
STONE At Tokyo, on the 3rd instant,
WILLIAM HENRY STONE MITE Foreign Secretary, Imperial Dept. of Communications, in his "86th year RIP
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The China Mail.
HONG KONG, INDAY, June 6, 1917.
He had been
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nos taken up, and outsiders had to come in.. A Syndicate was formed and a Secretary appointed, who will give evidence in this case. As one of the resulta of the formation
inserted in the papers calling for tenders
Elis Worship discharged defendant in view of the fact that he hat done his best to avoid a possible accident, but remarked that he did not consider, Kennedy Road a suitable rond- way for ponies mounted by inexperienced riders Ha cansioned defendant against
repetition of the offence.
a
EQUIVOCAL EVIDENCE.
An Indian watchman, employed by the Asiatic Petroleum Company, was brought before Mr. Wood this morning,
gardener at Quarry Hay. on the charge of assaulting a Chinese
After evidence bad been given by both the complainant and defendant,. His Worship said that he did not believe the stories told by the two men and dismissed the case.
LARCENY" FROM A MATSHED.
An unemployed Chinese charged before Mr.. A Dyer Fall this morning
SHOOTING..
A friendly contest took place at Stone- cutters Range Tart Saturday after noon between teama of Saen represent- ing the USS Nary and H.E.P.R. for
cup subscribed for by each team. Conditions were deliberate firing at 200, 500 and 600,. yards. Bisley targets, I sighter and 7 rounds at each range...
The Sailors won by 34 pointa. Scores were as follows:-
200 500 100 TI. Bosun's Mate Milburn 31 26 20 కర
Boen's
State Citsatevens
Ch.
Seaman Budura.......... 27 32 20 86
192 R1
2 27 30 Sgt. Durant
25 30 27 Cox. Wiser
28 28 23 Carpenter's Mate Wall 26 23 10 Seaman Dunlap 28 19 26 Gunner's Mate Cun-
ningham
to br 4, 65
Net Total
60°
especially in connection with the CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE of this Syndicate, advertisments were with the theft of a bed not umbrella less 4% deduction for Aperture Sighta 25 institution of the telegraph service in Japan. When the Japanese states- men of the early days of the Majj
k
4th June, 2017.
COLONY OR MACAO:
WAN. from matsbed in Yaumati
The following telegraphic messages,
for contracts to take up certain work sentenced to six weeks' hard labour
era set about the task of bringing oficer Administering the Govern. building purposes, and the prisoner was
were exchanged between H.E. the connected with preparing the land for anri four hours' stocks.
THEFT OF A WATER PIPE their country into line with theent of Macao and H.E. thene of the contractors that applied to progressive nations of the world they Governor of Hongkong :-----
Mr JR. Wood this morning sen- the Syndicate. In March 1914, the wisely engaged an army of foreign
acensed made the acquaintance of the tenerla Chinese coolie to one month plaintiff, and after some discussion a hard labour on the charge of stealing a instructors, and when the late His Excellency
visit was made by the two to the office metal water pipe from No. 120 Tempic Mr. STONE joined the Japanese
of the Syndicate in Wyndham Street { stree:"Yaumati. Government Service he was one of
and the question of the purchase of about three hundred foreigners who
some of the land led ultimately to were distributed at that time in the
the defendant paying down by addrewed to Taz Editos,
varions departments of the Govern Correspondenta most forward their names and addresses with 3 communic/Commerce at the meeting of, the ment. In course of time the old! Bios addressed to the Editor, not necessarily Associated Chambers of Commerce Public Works Department together for publication but as evidence of good introduced a resolution, relating to with several other bureaux, including
NOTICE.
CURRENT TOPICS.
German Shipping and British Cosling Stations,
*Commanications relating to nowe should MCCH prominence has been given to the fact that the London Chamber of
with.
Emperor.
2
twe
The Governor, Hongkong. I have the honour fo sender. Your Excellency in the name of the Colony of Macao sicere congratulatione on the crusion of the unniversary of the birth. day of His Majesty the King amounts of $200 each, as part payment for certain plots" and with the under- standing that the balance of the purchase money was to be paid within three months from the date of the first payment. Receipts were given which would be produced as evidence that the
OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT.
A matter for publication should be German shipping after the war, whichche Postal Berean and the Mercantile His Excelivary
written on one side of the paper only.
Jumong other things" proposed that
for five years after the declaration Marine Bureau, became merged in the Ministry of Communications,
5th June, 1917.
The Omeer Administering the Government, Macao.
Letters relating to business should be of peace so enemy steamers be allowed and Mr. STONE became the Foreign Excellency's telegram of yesterday's date paid over the balance of the money to
addresved to THE J105.
Rate of subscripti to "China Mall" in
sem "pro rata".
The China Mall' is delivered Ires to
senta per mouth. 21
20's, per copy.
Rate of sabemption to the Overland Ohias Mail" is $13 par annum: postage El per annum extra. Single copies twenty Gro conta sach.
Alerations and additions to advarthe
to use coaling stations of the British
Adviser to
| provision, after discussion, was deleted
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JIAT.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
seb
THE PEKING LIBEL CASE.
THE JUDICIARY IN CHINA.
Mr. Eugene Chen, editor of the and kept in custody on a charge of Peking Gatalie, who had been arresterl libelling the former Premier Tunn, was on May 28th sentenced to four months* imprisonment after a speedy trial at the Court of Procurators.
No alternativa was given in the form will appeal of a fine; and it is expected that be
Mr. Franks Sgt. Relpir
R.K.P.R.
6. L. Sirdar Khan Inspr. McEwen..... Sgt. Maj. Raylance Mr. Jenkin Sgt. Fisher
C. I. Chinchen
......
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230) 47.98 27 23.7 91 71 2 23 26 71 223 20 85
29 26 9 B4 35 20 11 58 93 24 9
631
*less-4% deduction for Aperture Sights" o
Net Total
LATIN AMERICA.
SUPPORT FOR US. WAK POLICY.
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The American Legation at Peking recently received the following telegram from the Department of
State, Washington, dated May 22:--
I have the hobour to acknowledge Yourney was paid. The plaintiff eventually $36 per annum por uarter and per men- Empire. We now learn that this lived to the last Foreign "Adviser sincere, appreciation of myself and of the suggestion that it would be better for the Department. He and to convey to Your Excellency the defendant who, in answer to plaintiff's
the Secretary of the absoribers in Eongkong and Kowloon, from the resolution. The Glasgow remaining in the service of the Colony of Hongkong of your felicitations her to
on the occasion of the anniversary of Syndicate, stated that, it would not
The announced policy of Latin Pustaga is Charged at the rate of fifty representatives took strong objection Japanese Government. During his the birthday of King George, the Fifth
be necessary to do that and that
Reater's correspondent &t Peking in connexion with declaration of war by American countries towards Germany writes:Notwithstanding authoritative Ordam for extra copies of the Oto it on the ground that it would long career he assisted in the birth
| everything would be all right. Time
assurances that Eugene Chen, after a the United States is as follows: Hai should be sent as apad as possible se merely force Germany to seek coaling of practically all the great national
went on and the plaintiff took advice preliminary bearing of his caso in Argentine Republic, Chile, Colombia,.. the supply is limited, Gaak 10 ct., Credit facilities elsewhere, say in Greece or services of Japan controlled by the
from ber solicitors who, after several camera, would be tried publicly, with Costa Rica, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Communications Department, and the south of Spain. The obvious
attempts to get either the return of at least three judges on the bench and Salvador, Uruguay and Venezuela, disadvantages in such a development he witnessed the inauguration of
Bolivia relations broken April 14. the money or the title deeds to the with every opportunity to defend him-neutral The late Mr. W. H. Stone, adviser to land, home exasperated and took prisonment for four months, practically on Germany's part was that if, un- many others. His death, therefore, the Japanese Department of Com such ateps that eventually led to the without, the semblance of a trial. No self, he was yestervlay sentenced to im
Brazil relations broken April 10. happily, war broke out again, Germany removes a landmark in the history manications, whose death at the age of 50 arrest of the accused. Evidence would notice was given of the trial and no Government of United Sistes. Cuba war declared April 7. Dominicar Republic under military be sat to the Office, No. 5. Wyndham would bave large stores of coal on of the country in which he and solis announced today, was the father of he brought, said Mr. Orme, to shoir opportunity was given to Mr. Chen to
Equador uncertain. neutral territors which we could not long resided, and where the services Mr. P. E F. Stone of Fongkong.
see his lawyer, call witnesses, or produce that the accused never had any right evidence. The trial was not held in
Guatemala relations broken April 27. ments on pages 1. 4, 5 and 8 should be touch." The retort might have been he had rendered to the country were
Haiti break under consideration. >>Newa bas heen received in Shanghai or title in any shape or form to deal public and it is not even known as
Honduras relations broken, May 17. made that neither could the Germans recognised and appreciated.
of the illness of the Rev. W. H. Price. with the land. It was a fact that when what charges he has been found guilty, He was suddenly taken ill at Montreal at the time of contracting to do some efforts made to hail out Mr. Chen, anys The Peling Carele, describing the
Nicaragua relations broken May 19. "Panama war declared April 19. when about to leave for New York work on the Isad for the Syndicate, au that, in its issue of Thursday: "we state selves in secord with the United States All countries have declared them- where he was to join Mr. Walker and arrangement was made that part that we were in communication with Mrs. Harker Taylor for the voyage payment for the work should be made in Mr. Chen. This consisted of a ten so far as the principles involved are to Europe. This was early in May. the shape of certain plats, but this was the presence of a procurator and his
minutes interview last Wednesday, in affected... Ma Price was taken to hospital where never done. The accused was paul in staff. Since then, no further commnica it was found necessary to remove the full 'for his work, and no land of any tion with him has been permitted and gall bladder. The operation was to description ever came into his possess the efforts made every day to obtain his release on bail have been defeated by bave been performed on May 11.
one excuso, or another.
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on Pagee 2, 3, 6, and 7 should
Bræet, oot later than.11.30a.m.
Alterations and additions to Advertiso
sent us not later than 1 p...
continued until countermanded..
Telegraphio Addrama 'Bars Hongkong.
Now Advertisements shäuld be sent in if the British Fleet in the next war before 2p.m.
Advertisements and 'Suberriptions which was as successful da it has been in are not ordered for a fixed period will be this in clearing the seas of Germany
shipping. Mr. GARDINER, the vice President of the Glasgow Chamber, described the proposal as mere pio. pricking" and a "not dealing with the thing in any drastic "but be
way,"
Code A.B.Q. 6th Mdition,
Telephone No. 20.
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'CHINA MAIL'.
OVERLAND EDITION.
NEWS OF THE DAY.”
LOCAL AND GENERAL
It is notified today that telegrams
does not appear to "have suggested without text or with only ono text word, any other way of schieving the object plain or code, are not allowed by the which the resolution had in view, for American Censorship...
in
his report to the Glasgow. Chamber he said: "Whether Ger-
In "a "beld" of seventeen Sir Ellis
man tonnage should be dealt with in Kadoorie's Essex Chief (Mr. C. Gray-
drastic way he didcot for a moment discusa" But he did not explain why,
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The Chinese Kerait,
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Mr. Sammons, wife of the Ion. Thomas Sammona, Consul-General for the United States at Shanghai, has left for America at rather short notice to visit her son, Mr. Wheeler Sammons,
ion.
Lai Wan-sum then went into the
witness bar and gave evidence of paying the amounts to the accused."
The case is proceeding
BINGAPORE.
The Straits Settlements Gatelie con- tains the taxt of a Bill to regulate Fire Insurance companies. The objects and
the Editor of the "System Magazine, FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES IN at Chicago, who,in within the age limit. for the army now being mobilized. If possible, the Cousul-General will Lailania at Singapore are being brief visit to Amerian in the middle of pay a charged in the Press with exploiting the summer, to accompany Mrs. Sam flow difficult it is to gauge the the War Tax for their own benefit by mons on her return to Shanghai. IN HONGKONG AND CHINA political corrents in China is increasing rentals to a degret which GENERALLY.
illustrated by comments in northern allows them a handsome percentage papers on the situation as it appeared over and shove the War Tax
to them but a few days ago. A
The Hon Treasurer of the Alice Peking correspondent writing to 1 ORDER IT BEFORE GOING Shanghai contemporary on May 26th
Meinorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanke the follow- HOME AND THUS KEEP IN said: "It is impossible to predicting donation to the Extention
what Parliament will now do with Nethersole Hospital CLOSE TOUCH
the war measure "or" what the Anonymous COLONY.
Tachune, who were certainly getting into rather an ominons temper before they Left
WITH THE
SAFE SURE, ALWAYS CURES.
not Faffer from cremp, colic or see fit to do.
Dain in the stomach when Cham- Editor of a Shanghai
becisin's Colic, Cholean and Diarrhoea.
Atemedy goes to the right spot and gives appended
tommerliate relief. You cannot afford to
reasons atále s—
"All the legal requirements in the
HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD.
·Approximate statement of traffic re-
matter of security and bondeman, were ceipts for the week ending 2nd June complied with and, on Saturday, from mid day to 5 pm, the bondaman was kept waiting on the Court premises while the application was submitted.
Receipta
for week
Aggregate Receipts for 28 weeks
13,533
813
288,8
No decision was given on Saturday and This year the matter had to be postponed till Last Monday, when, on renewing our appli- Incre cation, we were informed that the cake Dec had been tried and judgment rendered."
CHINESE WEALTH IN BRITISH COLONIES,
A week or Bongo a Tokio chauf in the past Fire Insurance companies, feur succeeded in killing two cycliste incorporated in Hongkong or in China, within a few minutes. This is a record, Lave failed. Many such companies and but oficial figures, show that in Tokic ons Chinese firmi have recently started business in the Colony two of these the lot of the pedestrian or non-motorist companies aro private companies and is distinctly hard. Between January 1stated at a Legislative Council meeting are Bot evei
required to file bance-sheets
Topicist" in the Singapore Free Prax
Cove Hongkong c Gorecope of Flongkong recently
The Hon. Tranacar of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals wogs to acknowledge with thanks the follow ing donations to the funds of the che balance-shoot of those accidents in the streets of the Japanese paid 97 per cent of the rates and Fu
237 of the Companies Or and March 31 there were 162 motor that the Chinese community owned four- fifths of the wealth of that Colony and Hospitals
Mrs. Wilson Melbourne
T. Arnot
that are required to file them are
verti
fed by anqualified auditors and in many epitil.
cases are unsatisfactory in other ways.
8.10
The advertisements of these companies
are misleading as regards their capital:
At Shanghai on Empire Day t1,010 was collected in the precincts of the We are asked by the Union Shanghai Club for the Allied Red Cros this the Insurance Suci
Fonds by Mrs Evans, the Misses Price and Lamby and Miles orary to state that
R. Lemière,
said
деж
without it it. you are subject to The Tuchane liave gone back naist
attacks of this kind. For a
Chemists and Storskeepers
to theit
Bormid
of
tment or
gkong and
Bir Fredericz Lugard made use of i simila statement, but & Hongkong paper
A Chinese boy,employed at the authority exists. Even
A Company has to make a deposit of Astor House, wrs killed last Sunday by not $100,000
is unable to find any official authority
for the statement. We donbt
falling to the street from the top floor
to
from the
logic
The Topicis
of the hotel,
here he was engaged
the Straits
DEPENDABLES
cleaning
Noot Second Street
feld-rom tha!
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