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THE MAGISTRACY.

-WARLIKE GOODS."

Before Mr. A. Dyer Ball this morning Chinese was charged with attempting export four pounts of enlium, exrbide from, the Colony without an exportį Imports and Exports. permit from the Superintendent of

Inspector Kent stated that as calcium carbide was classed as warlike goods," ita exportation was prohibited by the Government.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

MONDAY, JUNE 18 1917,

His Lordship then read to the accused his past record, which cons

MODERN BUILDINGS IN SHANGHAI.

ALLEGED ARMED ROBBERY AND sisted of 10 sentences, to terms of

KIDNAPPING.

improment varying from a few hars detention to three months arithard's Review, new periodical, an

Never in the history, of Shanghai (sayɛ. hard labour, and also corporal punish there been such activity in the building,

The Criminal Sessions (pened this

it before Sir William Keement, and pass sentence of twelve line as at present, although it may be Davies, X.C., Chief Justice.

months bard labour in the present said, in passing, that in the park lowr

Fong Yee and Fun Shin Ping were charged with thung, on December

2nd, 1016, at Shri Hay Village, they, together with other persons unknown, dich teloniously commit an assault and did stend $2,000, articles of clothing and other goods and chattels, and into di take away three persotis,

The defendant pleaded guilty to the of $5. offenes and His Worship imposed

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A NEGLIGENT TAILOR.

ださい。

The prisoner was removed from the dock shouting and protesting POSSESSION OF COUNTERFEIT

COIN.

Là King was charged with being in with the object of obtaining a ran-possession of counterfeit ein and steinpting to utter the same, wolf knowing is to be counterfeit.

MONERY

Mr. G. N. One, of the Crown Solicitor's Offee, appeared for the

The uccised admitted possession

years the aspect of Shanshat has beau ultered to such an extent that a resident

whe lett Shanghai, say just before the beginning of the Great War, would hardly. de present time. recognize the place were he to retarų at

Not even the mind.” Barquive vistonaco, aliheit gørxheld days!”. would have "dared to predict that Shang- hai would, as it has, become a city of

illlion inhabitants, with a keen business. cousity, hysed, in modern, up-to-date / premisest and with a host of manufacture ing industries, stretches out along the numerous streams entering or passing the Settlement...

the tyrannical oppressora of Belgium, Servia, Montenegro and Rumania, as well as of whole departments of Founce to talk at urging the "liberation" of Ireland Egypt, Tripoli, Morocco, India, Tibet nud Korea, is such palpable hypocrisy and arrant nonsense that it will) deceive nobody. The "liberation" | that these peoples desire-and that India and Ireland especially have been magnificently fighting for-isin Queen's Road West was brought before pleaded not guilty, were indefendeds came into his possession during thebitig haughs to fruition in Shanghai- "A Chinese proprietor of a tailor's shop prosecution and the scensed, who of the coin but said that the money

The most ambitions project at present the menace of Mr. Dyer Ball this morning on the charge. The jurymen were:-A: W. Van ordinary course of business. Hein-side rom the new reinforced concrete Prussian aggressiveness. President of stealing sie vanis of silk from one of Andel, A. J. Dunenberg, A. Larab- tended to take the money to Canton Municipal building wing reared WILSON the other day set the his quatomers. sta German peace mantuvres in their

to be melted down to get the silver Kings Road, between Kiukiang and Hankow Roads, which stands! in s einer proper light when he said that a deep fear has entered the hearts of the

accused had better plead not guilty patting my four blocks of buildings at the His Lordship stated that they itself-is that of the Singure Carport- |tion, a purely Chinese coneern, which is military masters of Germany, and

and take his trial.. they

junction of Nanking, Chekiang, Kwange The following jury was empanel and Tientsia Rouds, comprising respec- dosars. R. 3. Austin, D. Ltively a hotel, a department store, retail Lyle, G. H. da Silva, J. P. Xavier, 3. Laing, T. C. Nixon, H. W. Dick.

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TELEPHONE No. 816.

DEATHS.

den, W: Taylor, F. G. Herridge, S. Musso, and G. Zaudin.

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Dotective Sergeant Cockle stated that the complainant. a Chinese salesman, left the silk at the defendant's shop and that the charge was the crime of Mr. Orine, outlining the use, wait! instructed the defendant to make it into armed robbery and kidnapping, see that their only garment. The tailor shop was double crime, alleged to have, taken chance to perpetuate their military nequently closed, but the defendant place at a small village situated at never returned the silk to the com- most remote point of our territory, power, or even their controlling: influence is to secure a peace now

plainant. When charged with the theft on the evening of December 2nd. of the silk, the defendant explained that 1016. Soon after dusk some fisher. with an immense advantage still in

whilst he was in Canton his fokis stole all men observed armed men approach their hands and thus justify them the goods from his shop and absconder! France, Ant Lieut. F. W. Alex. selven before the German peopir. The defendant, however, had neithering them. The armed men increased stopped in the street: by a kong living quarters on the premises. "The ander, 10th Highland Light This is not the kind of peace which notified the Police of the alleged theftslie and rounded up all the fisher in numbers and they went along the Infantry, (formerly of Shanghai) will be acceptable to the United nor intimated that he would compassatenien they could find, about 80 in an, or about, April 12, 1917. Also his brother, Andrew Alexander, of States or to Great Britain and the complainant for the loss of the the 17th Highland Light Infantry, France; and we have to-day the latter's goods...

all. The robbery jeft

two of Evidence was heard and the disfend their number to keep guard over the

Rozanio-On June 19th, FELIX GRE EORIO ROZARIO, at No. 51 Elgin Street, age 38, Fineral will pass the monument at 6.15

thu evening

ALEXANDER-Killed in. action

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Mr. Wakeman, the Crown Solici- for. said that the accused

Wax

ing will be surmounted by a high towers shops and a ten-house. Thelmain build-

and patreas of the establishment will be served by five" lifts " (known in Atherica us elevators). All employees of the various enterprises will be provided with

on the person of the accused and entirely to who discovered the counterfeit coinool, which will be flat, will be devoted amusement. The Sincere arrested him

Carparution has capital of two million The hukong then went into the taels, about one-third of which is being witness box and gave evidence of the ing. The architects Riz Messrs. Lester, invested in the before mentioned build-

"Johnson and Morriss,

bear the same piace, on April assurance that it will not be acceptant was remanded in Police custody fishermen and then went to the arrest.

1917.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, June 12, 1917.

able to the Provisional Government of Russia

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

GERMANY'S PEACE IDEAS.

The Weekly Religious Meeting of THE heavy fall in the value of the the Helena May Institute will be cons Mark on the Neutral Exchanges to ducted to-morrow afternoon (Tuesday) 6d. is an eloquent indication of what at 5 o'clock by the Bishop of Victoria. in thought in neutral countries. of Germany's chances of victory, even the Colony last week. There were. No case of plague was notified in having arrived Consignees, of Cargo are the very modified scale represented four Chinese hereby informed that their Goods are in her pesce intrigues. Germany will (one fatal), one fatal case of small-por cases of enteric fever being landed and placed at their risk in "the Horoxone & KOWLOON WEARY AND

have to go very much further in her and que case of puerperal fever. GODOWN COMPANY'S GODOWNS at where each consignment will be rotted out Peace offers than she has pet done mark by mark and delivery an be before there can be any approach Bonham Strand West, has A Chinese salesman, residing at

reported to the Police that he entrusted his shop coolie with $4,100 to pay bills and the latter absconded with the money in his possession.

Kowloon,

obtained as soon as the Goods are moded. Optional Goods will be carried on unless

instructione are given to the contrary be fore Noox. To prv

to official nentiations between the belligerents, or even as between the

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till tomorrow morning.

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION. OF OPIUM.

A Chinese coolle was charged before Mr. Wool with the possession of eighteen tae's of prepared opium other than Government opium.

The defendant pleaded ignorance of the law and the case was adjourner until tomorrow morning, bail being fixed at $200.

" ATTEMPTING TO BRIBE

· A CONSTABLE.

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the case was formally adjicuraod until The deferant pleaded not guilty and

next Thursday, ball being fized at $500-

The case is proceeding,

HONGKONG TENNIS, LEAGUE,

LADIES' RECREATION CLUB V. UNIVERSITY E.

This match was played at the L. R. C. Ground on Saturday, with following

result:-

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UNIVERSITY 3 TEAM.

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Murley Martin Woop

and sad

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21-1 15-18 26- 7 L. R. O. won by 07 games to 34

LEAGUE MATCH.

A four story reinforced concrete build- ing, with granita faring and,, steel case- ments, is being recte for the North China, Tsurance Co., Ltd.. under the supervision of Mr. R. E. Stewardson. A.BLEA. It represents the tast word in modern office building construction and will cost about Ts. 150,000.

Two reinfore structures have" just completed for the Shanghai Mutsel Telephone Co., Ltd,the West change at the corner of Bubblip Well and Carter Roads and the North exchange at the earner of Haining and Fusan Roads, under

The very prosperus Yangtze Insur auce Co. is putting up a new concrete building sever stories high, on the Bund, at a cost of about three hundred thousand inela, The Wing On Insurance Co. (Chinese) is erecting, a modern three hundred thousand taels structure on the Hund, opposite the Slucere Gorporation building, The Shanghai Cotton Mang- facturing Co. is putting up another large mill in Yangtzeno, cader the super.. vision of Mars. Palmer & Turner, who are at the architects for the Yangtze und Wing On buildinga

village, which is about half a mile from the shore. There the robbers separated into gangs and proceeded to visit the houses of the chief resi dents, intinding the schoolmaster arul the chief shopkeeper. They ansacked the houses, taking money and other articles, and in sikdition they took the schoolmaster, the chief shopkeeper, another shopkeeper and his son. The father of the lat ter, however," managed to escape in the darkness. The remaining cup- L. K. € Team Wright Ang Hing the supervision of the same architect tured men were taken off to a junk

The former has been designed as a two- Bevington &

Winckler..at4-7b 7-story building with provision for addi.. and eventually landed on an land Bostera &

tional stories at a later date the Inter Mr. Leo D'Almada appeared before well-known as a pirates sind, not vermey

Morse......beat 110b7b110 in three-storied. Their cost is about Ts. Chinese who was charged with the un-captured men, owing to their guard Mr. Dyer Ball this morning to defend a far from Macao. Some time after, the Jonckheer beat 5-919b-3

1440,000.

lawful possession of $100 and also with rather relaxing its vigilance, man- police constable. who arrested him on tally reached Hongkong. In the offering a bribe of $20 to the Chinese uged to escape to Maçao and even- the first charge.

meantime, letter was

the father of the son held by the the man who had originally escaped received by

robbers--demanding the $10,000 us & ransom for the son.

Chinese girl to seven days hard labour was arrested in Macao and in bis Owing to information given by the Mr. Wood this morning sentenced a scaped men, the second accused recovery of that state of solidarity and 13 prices of brass ware and

16th and 17th, 13 piaces of silver ware,

two on the charge of stealing six pieces of possession were found worne roll of High resolve necessary to a successful ornamente, to the total value of sin, clothing, a gold watch with an appercloth, like that taken by the robbers. resumption of military operations by were stolen from her residence by dage, and a water pipe, from the inmates 1869 the Russians; but no Russian, who burglars."

of No. 197 Queen's Road East. refreshes his memory with the history of the initiation of this war, or who Mrs. White, of No. 42, Conduit

SPURIOUS COIN CASE RESUMED. realises the tremendous significance Roud, bus reported to the Police that

The case in which a Chinese, Was of the struggle, will be deceived between two and six am. last Satur charged with knowingly attaring a MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. by offers so illusory.

day, a thief, or thieves, entered her counterfeit coin, intended to resemble Certainly emp-Auction of Furniture, there is no reason yet to believe that of the vacant house next door, and resumed before Mr. J. R. Wood this house by climbing or the verandala King's current silver coin, was Blackwood. Ware, etc. at Messrs there exists any wide and general tale jewellery to the total value of afternoon. Hughes and Hough's. 10% p.m-New Moon.

desire in Russia to play the

After further evidence was heard the treacherous part toward the Allies

case was adjourned until next Saturday that Germany is intriguing to induce The recent appeal in our columne morning. Russia to play. So far as the other for medicine bottles has resulted in a members of the Entente are cop-matter, of 500 battles being collected. cerved, Germany's mancuviing for a

In order to give others a further opportunity of sending bottles, it is

Gonds not cleared by the 24th June: Central Powers and Russia. In the 1017, will be subject, treat.

Damaged Package must be left in the it is possible that the offer made by present ill-organised state of Bassin Gotowas for examination by the Ona- mignee and the representatives st an Appointed hou, in TURSDAY and Germany through the instrumentality

FEIDAS... sen od within ten days of the steaner's All claims must be pra

arrival here, after which date they cannot

after the goodr’have left the Godowan

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,”,

Agents. Hongkong, June 18, 1917.

be recognised. No claims will be admitted

THE CALENDAR.

General Memoranda.

FRIDAY, June 22-

Anniversary the King's Coronation

SATURDAY, June 23-

Prince of Wales' Birthday (1894). Dragon Boat Festival.

Council may succeed in delaying the of a member of the Swiss Federal

Mrs. Bauar, of No. 12 Knutsford

Police that during the night of Jane Terrace, Kowloon, has reported to the

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$236.

THEFT BY A GIRL,

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Burn

Of

The first accused was arrested six weeks later, also at Mauno, and Ter tain witnesses. would be able to identity the accused.

One of the fishermen then went into the witness hop and gave evidence as to the landing of the robbers.

Played on Saturday.

E.C.C. TEAM. Blackburn & feffries...

Anderson & Jewsbury,

Ralston & Stapleton

"KOWLOON DOCK TEAM. Hedley & Macaskil}

Gray & Allan.

Crawford & Brown

A BOUGH O' WAR."

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The Astor House block of retail shops, built a few years ago, is now being sur- mounted by thrée stories in concrete at an expense of abont Tla. 70,000, so as to provide much needed hotel accommoda- tion. The work is in charge of Menca Lafuente and Wootten

Encouraged by the success of the "New World." the up-to-date Chinese theatre in Nanking Rond, a similar establishment in concrete, several stories high, is being erected by other proprietore, in Avenue Edward VII. Among the numerous minor industrial establishments, that of the new Zai Lo wilk alature in Hoaan Road exper sion, beide constructed; under the super- vision of Mr. Win. Brandt, may be men tioned.

To give a complete list of buildings in course of construction would require mud

The second witness, one of the his companions were captured villagers, stated that he and

treated whilst on the pirates island. very cruelly

They were kept there for over a month. They finally managed to

Charles Murray, the author ofers space than is at our disposal, scape at 10 o'clock one night, when "Hamewith," has pablished another Foreign residences and blocks of Chinto peace which is "honourable" "to her intended to keep the matter open a few

the robber who was left on guard One of the shorter pieces is When Settlement, as are also warehouses, ciue book of poems, "A Sough o. War" houses are being built in all parts of ther 10.30 am-Auction of Miscellaneous is taken at its proper value. We daya longer after which the bottles will Mr. Staverson, "Tourello" North themselves in the bushes for threeThis year, neist year, some time, never, ter portion of these are of more

Mr.-H. A. Stevenson, second son of went away. The captured men bid will the war be by and runs. Stock at Messrs. Hughes and get in the statement made by the be dispatebe, freight free, per kind Point, has passed out of Wellington and clays, during which time they were

matographs, retalle shops, etc., and the German majority at the Socialist favour of Messrs Butterfield and Swire has been posted to the 1st Gurkha praetically without food. They ever-An'

substantial construction than that of the Noon--Auction of Manganese Putty Conference at Stockholm, a fuller to the Hospital at Pakhoi.

buliding- at Messrs. Hughes and Hough's '

Although strictly speaking not part presentation of German aspirations may be sent to St. Stephen's College. than is afforded by M. HorMAN'S |

News has been received in Shang- The T. K. K steamer Tenga Jaru, hai of the death is netion, in Mesopota statement for Hussian consumption which left Yokohams for San Francisco min, of Lieut. Jook Mackenzie, who was For a Socialist pronouncement, the with about 100 passengers and 2,000 born in Shanghai about 20 years ago, statement presented by the Germans tons of cargo on 5th inst., encountered He was the son of Col Donald Mac at the Stockholm

Hough's.

SONDAT, June 14

Midsummer Day.

WEDNESDAY, June 27

Entries cinse for third Gymkhana.

THURSDAY, June, 25;---

Bettlement Day: Hongkong Stock

Exchange

MONDAY, July 1.

Linion Day, Canada.

SATURDAY, July 7

Bottles Rifles

tually managed to reach the bench unobserved, and there they met boatman who complied with their request to take them to Macuo.

After hearing further evidence, the try unanimously found the first

accused not guilty by 8 to 1.

A lanely lass, bringing hame the kye:

old

Pu's at a Loor, wi a weary sigh, laich, laich, she is countin' ever, This year, neist year, some time, never,

When will the war be by? Weel, wounded, missin

!deid "

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Is there ne iews of oor lads ava 1 Are they hale an fee that are hing

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las razed oot for the list to read-

Weel wounded, mixin' deid

An' the war was by for twa" "Firth Again

of Shanghai's building activity, we may also mention the two modern hospitals which are being built for the Chinese Government, one at Wachang, and the latter at Peking, at this hand of which is the well-known Dr. Wa of plague-pre- vention famo. This work is under the supervision of Messrs, Shattuck & Hu Hankow has also just caved into a new faux-storied granite structure,

Conference very heavy storm at about 10 am-kenzie, formerly Capt. Superintendent accused guilty, and the second The home instinct is touched in To Hongkong and Shangha!! Bank

is particularly interesting in that it the same day when of Nouki Light of the S M Police.

repudiates the idea of compensation

house. About 60 tons of deck fargh were swept overboard by the seas. År

3.30 p.m.-Thiri Gymkhana Meeting for damaged territory. Let the the storm increased in severity, the Cap We regret to record the death of

French soldiers have an opportunity tain decided to put back to Yokohama,

CHINA MAIL"

OVERLAND EDITION,

His Lordship, in passing sentence on the first accused, said that it was

sentenced accused to eight years with a most disgraceful proceeding. Efe

hard labour and 14 strokes.

"Vére hardly home till furth again,

It's backle the brogues an fars

Ye are keen to gang, but it's lane an To the rimost ends o'the earth again,“ An the wark that is waitin' there. Lang

Lies ever, the outwith track,

Mr. F. G. Rezario, who had been f doing in the territory of these where the vessel arrived on 6th inst. employed in the office of the China Mail German socialists what German All the cargo on the upper deck was as a bookkeeper for over ten years. He The cotdatused was dis-An' its grid to mind there are friends troops have done in the French landed, and the steamer left Yokohama had been in an indifferent state of territory they have been forced to again on the same day.

health for some titus past but his charged

ye wishin ye woel-an' back."

evacuate, and we venture to think

death came very unexpectedly. Ho A Chinese woman entered a the German Socialiste would hold jeweller's shop at No. 38. Queen's Road passed away in the early hours of this was taken seriously ill yesterday and THE BEST WEEKLY NEWE-

very different ideas from

what they Central yesterday, and after selecting morning profess now on the question of three diamond rings to the total value PAPER FOR ALL INTERESTED reparation. Again, while in oue of $2,150, instructed the shopkeeper to IN HONGKONG. AND CHINA sentence they are demanding the deliver the rings for payment at her

GENERALLY W

ORDRE IT BEFORE GOING HOME AND THUS KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THR

boarding house. A shop foki delivered the nngs at the given address and there was ma by a man who stated that

presented the woman who s

restitution of conquered colonies, in the next they are prop Alsace Lorraine shall be Independent member of thes Gerbe

he

the

Loge by

Gibert Reid

A CRIMINAL WITH A LONG RECORD

Chan Wing pleaded guilty to a eharga of branking 'nto a mom in a house at Yaumati and stealing articles of clothing, on May 20.

behind

CHAMBERLAINTS PAIN BALM

touch of thenmetiam or a twin

of neuralgia, whatever the trouble 31 Wakeman, the Crown Solici- Chamberlain's Pain Balin drivewa

the pain at once stal cures the compla the por said that the accused had 18 quickly. First application gives relief convictions against him.ben, boite of this Zeit hi the konse

of burns and cal Lordship (to accused) ou promptly r

healed and

loved tent

Enited

Rud 12 passer l quick

ort sentence upon you in the jit ja just

which will leave Kobe for America to ward the close of July, is takin mente at $10 per ton. The pralunin, contracts for space made this far e the total cargo capacity by 2000

An 0.8K chartered steamer

The Mitani Bussah Kaisha bax decided to establish

new company Yokohan

to manufacture capital of Yor The reason of establ