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THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Germans now interned at to be trans- Ca Island, Cebu, are ferred to Baguio

The Nederlandsch Indische Han- delshank has declared a diridend on

THE PREMIER SCOTCH OF the year 1916 of 11 per cent.

THE FAR EAST FOR 25 YEARS.

POPULARITY MAINTAINED BY ITS EXCELLENT QUALITY: NOT BY EXPENSIVE WORLD-WIDE ADVERTISING.

A. S.

WATSON & Co.,

Ltd.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, HONGKONG,

To-day's Advertisements The China Mail.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST

MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.

NINTERIM BIVIDEND of Three

And bali Dollars per share for the HongKoso, Teraday, July 10, 1917.

wix mouths ending 20th June, 1917, will

be Bayable on THURSDAY, 26th July ut which late Divinend Warrants may bob ained un application at the

·Company's Office.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be CLUSE from EDNES HAY the 18th to THURSDAY the th day for days inclusive) during which period no transfer if shares can be registered.

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by Order of the Earl of Directors. A. SHELTON HOOPER,

Hongkong, July 10, 1917-

"

THE GERMANS AFTER

THE WAR.

IT will interest a very large number

of commercial men and others in

The damaad, selling rate of ex- change this morning had risey to 27.316. This afternoon it was the

KATIE.

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A Chinese has reported to the Police that when near Wanchi Gap, on his way from Aberdeen to Hongkong, bo Was set upon by two meni The robbers stole $1.50 and three pawn tickets from him and decanged. 1

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CHINA.

TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1917.

THE MAGISTRACY.

A SHIP'S OFFICER *CHARGED. Andres M. Lorsen, a ship's officer, was before Mr. Wood this morning on the charge of being drunk and incap

THE SITUATION IN NORTH gested that he need not organise a Cabinet nor convene Parliament, bus as Acting President he might act in the expucity of Chenelissima, us during war sie mandates need noi be counter-signed.

Etmi Yeu Tarm opposes this pro-able yesterday. posal and advocates telegraphing in- structions to the provinces to prepare for the election of a new Parliament within six months.,

MONARCHIST TROOPS TO,

SURRENDER., ja

(The Chimene Mail Service.) RETREAT OF THE MONARCHIST

..TROOPS.

SHANGHAI, July 8. General Chang Haun's soldiers re treated from Lookowkien yesterday.

Only 1,500 men are stationed near the racecourse, while the remainder have gone back as far as Wingtingmun.

The bulk of the "Republican array is now stationed at Fengtai WHEN FIGHTING WILL CEASE.

Inspector O'Sullivan said that the defondant was found lying drünk is Water Street, West Point"

The defendant had nothing to lay in

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OPIUM CONCEALED IN BED POSTS.

1. Others suggest that as Than Ki Janswer to the charge and was remanded Sui aas been reinstated it is lawful in Police custody until to-morrow that all former Cabinet Ministers, morning, excepting Chan Kam To and Hui Sal Ying (against, who proceedings have ten taken on charges of receiv ing bribes), should also be reinstated. Fung Kwok Chang and Tuan Ki Tuan Ki-sui, in a formal communiqué Sut are in corpultation by telegraph issued last night from Headquarters in fin regard to these questions, Tientsin, declares that he will cesso fighting as soon as Clang. Hann is (Beater's Service to the China Mail.) captured.

There were six fatal cues of plague

No mention is made of the participa reported in the Colony last week bringtion, of Kang Yu-wei in the monarchial ing the year's total of cases to 33,' and lenshs to 30 There were also seven

movement:

Tuai Ki-au also states that the

AEROPLANE, BOMBS. THE FORBIDDEN CITY.

PILING, July 8. An aeroplane travelling at great cases of enteric reported last week, Imperial House, being opposed to the height bombed the palace in the Forbid three proring fatal. .

The Ceylon Government is rising * War Lona of Rs. 45,000,000 in Fremin Boris, the price of issue being R. 50 each bond payable on application. Interest will be at the rate of 3 per reut per ado, but there are to be drawings for the reclemption of 30,000 hords each year, with prizes ranging frem 50,000 R to 100 K The whole Loan is to be redeemed in ten years, namely by October 1927,

An India Lance Sergeant named Hongkong to know that included Teja Singh, yesterday saw a large erowit the recommendations of the Congathered on the Praya wall near Hillier 1946 terence of Chambers of Commerce in Street. He way informed that arman India which, was held at Delhi at had fallet overboard from a lighter and March to

consider papers submitted promptly rok off his tunic and dived He failed howeyer by the Government in connection into the water. with the commercial problems which to find the mau. The man's body was recovered later by the master of a junk and removed to the Tung Wab Hospital.

THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO..: LIMITED..

N INTERIM DIVIDEND of Three will require to be dealt with after A months ending June 1917 will the termination of the war, is the

Dollars pe

shar for the six

te Payable on THURSDAY, 26th July | f Hlowing :-

which date hyvidgral WarmartS THAY be obtained on application at Company's Offers

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The TRANSFER BOORS of the Costa-

"Energy subjects should be entirely excluded from the Intian Empire pany will be CLOSED. from WEDNESduring the interregnum after the wat, DAY the 18th, to TUESDAY the and thereafter for such further period 26th July (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares can as Government consideradvisable. We! recommend that such period should be be regis ered. ·

ons of years."

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

Secretary,

Hongkong, July 10, 1917:

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.

5.5. COLOMBIA " 'FROM SAN FRANCISCO. HONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS, SHANGHAI Á MANILA.

It

was subsequently learned that the deceased fell overboard whilet pubing a lighter from the Fraya wall with, pole. Before falling into the water, he appears to have struck his bead on a launch

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

to

Mr. A. H. Hards, Commissioner

movement, should not suffer, and hedea City and killed on

man: and

will see that the Tha 4,000,000 al damaged buildings near Chang Hsun' lowance is paid usual when the headquarters, which was probably the

objective. Republic is restorat

CHANG HSUN RESIGNS.

in Mr. Wood's Court this morning Chinese passenger for Canton by the as Kong Tungwa "obarged with the unlawful possession of day the of saw opium.

Revence Officer Wildin stated that the defendant was taking a large and expensive brass bedstead to Canton The raw opium was found concealed in the bollow posts of the bedstead.

In answer to the charge the de fendant said that a man who had gone abroad had given him 3 to take the bedstead to Canton. was unaware that the posts of the beratend contained opium.

The defendant

His Worship impossi fine of $2,000, aad, in default of payment, sentenced the defendant to six months bard

NO ARMISTICE. Tuan Ki-Sei has refused to negotiate with Chu Sai-Chong, an armistice. Wong Sze-chen and Liang Ting fun, who requested him, through Chu Saisignation of the Emperor. chong, to negotiate for a settlement, stating that the Japanese Minister is complaining about the situation and that mediation is accessary in order to avoid foreign intervention.

PERING, Jaly & Chang Haun has indered the re-labour.

AEROPLANES IN ACTION:

in

Chan Kwong-yuen, the commander of the Namyuan gaards, and who wis reported to be missing, participated the battle at Fengtai yesterday," on the side of the Republicans.

Several aeroplanes were seen in action against the rebels.

General Chang Hsun had ordered? three trains to be ready on the Peking Hankow Railway for his departure at short notice.

MONARCHIST TROOPS DESERTING.

PEKING, July 8.

NOT GOVERNMENT OPIUM. Before Mr. JR Wood this morning The Republicans occupy the strategi- Chinesa itinerant trader pleaded esl positions on the outskirts of the city. guilty to the charge of being in pose

Two hundred and fifty Americas,sion of 40 taels of prepared opium, other Japanese and Anuzmite reinforcements than Government opium.

bare arrived.

The railway line was torn up at several places, but it was quickly repaired.

Chang. Esun's soldiers," after slight fighting at Langfang, rapidly retreated to the important railway coutre, at Fengtai, ten miles from Peking Can norading is heard in this direction.

Most of Chang Hsun's troops 'have deserted.

The defendant was fined $2,000, with the alternative of six months" hard labour

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A

OPIUM.

Mr. Wood this morning fined's Strong Republican forces are enclosing Chinese fireman $750, with the him, rendering His position desperate.

Another telegram states that the Im-alternative of three mouths hard letter perialists have demanded an armistie.

on the charge of being in the unlawful

It is expected that the Foreign Miuis, ters will endeavour to effect & settlePossession of ten taels of prepared

opídim. meat.

It was stated that the defendant

Bvidence was given to the affect that the defondant had made a practice of going daily to a number of hawkers and representing himself as a police constable. Ha informed the hawkers that if they did not pay him money he would arrest them. For some time past the defendant had each day collected eno cent from each hawker.

His Worship convicter and imposed a sentence of six months' hard labour.

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SERIOUS ASSAULT ON AN

INDIAN SERGEANT-MAJOR.'"

Three Indian constables of the Naval Dockyard Police were brought before Mr. J. R. Wood this morning on the charge of assaulting an Indian Sergeant Major, also of the Naral Dockyard Police.

It was alleged that whilst the com

Nathan... was walking in plainant Road, Kowloon, about four o'clock last Saturday afternoon, he saw the three Indians, following him. When complainant reached the Portaguese Recreation Club the thres mon set upon him and knocked him down. They then began to beat him with sticks. · ATM Portuguere zamed M. Ribeiro, who Was on the steps of the Cinb Recreio, witnessed the assault and shouted at the three men. When the assailants heard Mr. Ribeiro call out they ran away. The complainant waa then removed to the Government Civil Hospital. He was suffering from fractured skull and his condition was serious. At the hospital the complainant informed Sergeant Caygill that he recognized two of the defendants as his, assailanta Police investigations subsequently led to the arrest of the third defendant.

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Bia Worship, said that he would endeavour to fee complainant in the hospital, and adjourned the case until to-morrow morning.

Y.A.D. NURSES AND THEIK FUTURE

THE NATION HAS NEED OF

THEM."

ام سه

The following extract which we take from the London Daily Chronicle, will interest Hongkong randers not only on account of the subject, but also because references to a former well-known of Hongkong sa

pioneer lady residente of the organisation —

The public, and more especially

of

war heroen, owe so much to the V.A.D.

PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT INAUGURATED AT NANKING.

General Feng Kuo-chang formally assumed the Presidency yesterday morning, thus inaugursting the cerah THE PRESIDENT'S REPUDIATION, arrested whilst boarding the s.8. Aintain critical stage, has been reached irr

lishment of the Provisional Govern.

Tuan Ki-Sui ha been appoined Premier of the Provisional Government. General Feng Kuo-chang will lead an expedition, organised by the provinces of Kiangsu, Kinagai and Chekiang.. DR. WU TING FANG STILL THE

It will be recognised at once that 1947 this recommendation accords with

Mr. A. E. Carleton, Vice-Consul-ment at Nanking, " the one made a few months ago by General of the United States in the the Committee of the Hongkong Heghong has returned Chamber of Commerce, as being a Colony with Mrs Carleton after six desirable policy for adoption in this months' absence on leave. Colony. The words "the interregnum after the war refer to another re-

of Chinese Customs at Kowloon, has commendation which the Conference returned to Hongkong after made, namely that "in view of the month's absence" on leave. impossibility of knowing when or Harris lits been on a trip to Wei- how peace will be concluded," it is haiwei ord Japan. desirable, as a temporary precaution,

Singapore papers record with much that for such a period, not less than twelve months after the termination regret the death at the early age of thirty-nine ofMr. Owald A. Kimmel,

THE above-mentioned vessel haring

arrived from above poets Consigo of Cargo are hersby informed that thoir Cargo are hoing landed at their risk into the Bardous and/or axır

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Mr.

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FOREIGN MINISTER, . «

Dr. W-Ting Fang arrived here yesterday.

He has telegraphed to the Foreign Ministers at Peking and the Chinese Ministers, abrood, that the only legally recognised Government in China is the Republic. He claims

Hazardous Godowns of the longkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd.. Kowloon, and stored at Consignees' risk. of Fargo are hereby notifed Consignors that they must produce an Import permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports of hostilities, as Government may partner in the firm of Messrs. F. W to be still the Foreign Minister und and Exports, Hongkong. before Bill of consider necessary, A". absolute Barker and Co., and a well-known figure Lading can be countersigned.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods interregnum should be established, in the social eye of the Colony. He are to be left in the Godown, where they

enemy died four days after an operation for will be examined on SATURDAY, 14th during which

now appendicitis.

July at 10 ..

(1) No

All chims must be presented within subjects including subjects mearb of the steamer's arrival here, after interned, except for purposes of which they cannot be recognised

No Claims will be admitted after the State, and under special license, be Goods have left the Godown and all allowed to enter of remain within Goods remaining undelivered after July the limits of the Indian Empire; 16th, 1917 will set to rent.

effects)

THE CHINA AND JAPAN WAR

SAYINGS ASSOCIATION.

No Fire Insurance, whatever will be and (2) that no enemy shipping The following figures are announced Consignees are requested to send in their whatsoever should be allowed to euter in Shanghai as showing the growth of Bills f Lading for countersignature Indian porta." In Part 11 of the Re- the China and Japan War Savings At.

sociation during the past 10 months; imediately.

IL. C. MORTON, port, which deals with the treatment

MONTHLY RESULTS. General Ages. of enemy (ör. alien) shipping, it is Month Members Hongkong, July 10, 1817.

recommended that after the prelimin-

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THE CALENDAR.

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From the Jupones Legation in which he sought refuge, the President issued the following message to be circulated by telegram-

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"Heaven bas not yet been tired of disturbance and has once more allowed monarchy to be restored in Chins. was extredingly surprised to learn that the Imperial Edict of the Ching Dynasty Patates that. I. Yuan-hung has petitioned," willing to surrender, the administration,

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A THEFT ON A STEAMER

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a teaches us. And at this moment com nurses that anything that touches them

the V.A.D. movement. It is not that has refused her duty, that she anybody has balked at some act of devation de- manded of her not the least in the world the trouble is quite otherwise. The VA.D. in suffering from the atti tude of the trained nurse towards her

A Japanese cabin boy, whilst cleaning self. The hospital matrons began by the boatswain's cabin aboard a steamer welcoming the VA.D., for, with her in- telligence and zeal, she was extremely lying in the harbour, discovered a useful in the early days of the war. But Chinese coolie hiding behind a curtain now there is another spirit abroad, in the cabin. The cabin boy immediately spirit not unconnected with fear that

the war

national

emergency may not be content arrested the cochie and took him to the who has entered the hospital in the boatswain. On being searched the pass into private life at the end of

with her prises all unsang boatswain's watch was found in the

cept in atripes and medals. For it not proposed to retain her services. It coolie's jacket pocket. The coolie was

against such a decision, against such "dead-end" to all the effort of devo then delivered into Police custody.

tion of these woman, that Mrs Canthio

Contem porary. has protested in a letter to a

Mr. Wood this morning sentenced the

We all know that the form of govern sent at China was changed froxia marshy to a republic with the endorse ment of public will of the five clans. I. Yuan.bung, having been entrusted by the people with the most responsible position, prisoner to six weeks hard labour, and vill fall or rise with the Republic. Aside four hours' stocks in lieu of the last from this. I have no other plans. I day.

espatch this notice to the public in order

Li YCAN-ENG.

only himself has the power to repre-to avoid misunderstandings." sent China in its dealings with Foreign Power. He has the Foreign Minister Seal with him and will henceforth transact all diplomatic business for China from the office of the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs, In Shanghai.

LATER DEVELOPMENTS.

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SHANGHAI, July 9. General Chung Hsun has ressigned and Hsuan Tang has abdicated the

Throne..

General Cheng Haun's soldiers are 42. 210 concentrated at the Temple of 314 8 424 0,889. 10. 1 Heaven and will surrender uneori 525 181" 70T 10,147, 2, 5 timally. 618 200 878:21,600.15.-5

1083 413 1476′ 32218, Q. ́7

1916 China. Japan. Total. Lary period of one year, and during the September 120

reconstruction period which for this ctober... November purpose, the Report says, might December.

1917 be defined as terminating when there

January has been made complete restitution February.. March..... and reparation won for ton, in April ....... respect of British shipping destroyed May illegally by the States with which we are now at war, enemy shipping. 10.39 am-Auction of Towels, Both thould be subject to special taxation Gowns Table Cloths and Brass in the form of a tax upon income, or Ware etc. etc. at Mrs. Hughes upon freight earned, or upon the ind Houghs SATURDAY, July, 14

General Memoranda THURSDAY, July 12:

Prince John's Birthday (1900)

vessels themselves; and, fürther, that

June

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The general assault is expected to 736 399 1080 93.508. S. 7 be completed in two days when 1223 407 1090 90,195, 7.0 Ton Ki Sul will enter Peking and 1372500 1879 43,138 0.11 form, a Cabinet with Liang Kai Chiy 1619 511 20:23-31,123.11.10 as Minister of Finance, Lak Jing 2901,730, 9. 9 Cheoy as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wong Tai Shi as Minister of Communications/and. himself as Minister of War

HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD.

Approximate statement of trade

Anniversary of the taking of the enemy shipping "should not be ceipts for the week ending 7th July

Bastille (1788). ! |

BUNDAY, July 15-

St Swithin's Day.

MONDAY, July 18

Full Court of Appeal

FW.DEM

THURDAY, July 19

11.m-New Moon

Aggregate Receipt Receipts for

̈37 weeks

allowed to take any part in the

for week

coasting trade of India. Everyone recognises, of course, that whatever

This year

·18,078

line of policy is adopted in Hong Last yea

13,124),

360,727 370,759

351

10,032

3pm-Anction of Crown and at kong towards Gemuan trading after Incresss

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the

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must be

part of general policy formulated by the

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with a severe

DAYLIGHT ROBBERY AT HARBIN

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120,000 ROUBLES, STOLEN,

AN INSUFFERABLE "BOY."

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TAX FIST VAR Mrs Canthia is qualified to speak for the cause, for, to a great extent, she personifies it. She was the first woman to put on the VAD uniform. Seven years ago she and her husband, the well- known Harley street surgeon, began the training of the amateur nurse for war WORK. Both she sad he felt that war

WAS

Mr. Ogilvie, of No. 7 Durbar Terrace, Kowloon, charged his "boy" before

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evitable, sooner or later, and that Mr. Wood this morning, with using threatening and insulting language. it was necessary to supplement the army The complainant stated that the of nurses by a volunteer decachment.

Since that time, many hundreds of defendant had on numerous occasions women have passed through her hands.

A sensational daylight robbery took

No one regrets more than Mrs (antilie place at T0 c'clock on the morning of behaved in a most insulting manner. June 28. The Chinese representative of The defendant had recently used the feeling that exists between the pro- fessional and anisteur wings of the great & largo firm went to the Russo-late threatening language to the compiainent army of healing, which has done such Bank and withdrew 120,000 Roubles in

also threatened complainant's splendid work both here and in France. paper money, which he placed in two and

the French Red Cres the English VAD: baga. Accompanied by an assistant, he wife The complainant said, that the Bat the irony of the situation is that in- left the Bank and got into a drosky defendant had informed bim is welcomed with open arms and given intending to return to Fuchistien.

would "de for the whole floor to look after. French doctors A gang of six robbers who were that he

write letters overflowing with thanks, to watching his movements secured two whole lot of them." The complainant these English women who have nursed, carriages, one going ahead and following the Chinese. Some little way rebuked the defendant for making such their sick. But the other side of the after crossing the railway-bridge, the threat and the defendant, told him medal is seen in the treatment in Eng

land. Though V.ADC may numerat. robbers held up the Chinese at the pt that he would make him, have die," night and be responsible for ward, in of their revolvers and forced them to hand over all the money, after which and offered to fight him The defen the daytime they are debarred they drove away

Cons.

The Chinese followed, giving the alarm,

dant made the threats in English, patting on a bandage

rise to be ward sisters sumerize

sari secured the aid of two policemen, so the complainant had no difficulty in the Bospitals to which they are who jumped into the carriage occupied in understanding him. Mr. Ogilvie attached, but they desire to leave, to enlarge their pericace they are by the Chinese. When near the centre of the town, va drsky containing three remarked that the defendant was the politely told their standing is nothing: of the gang of the robbers broke down, most violent boy he had come across This is surely & pour return for all their devotion, and from the pint of view The men jumped out and raced down since he had been in the Colony, the principal street, flourishing revolvers, the

the polite and others in par Evidence suit.

their

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of training, it is equal, and, indeed,

was then given by a Chinese superior, to that of the ordinary pro

bationer. They have passed examinations Eventually they doubled into a court in the employ of the complainant. The in first aid and in sick cooking, which the professional raoke yard, when they were brought to bay witness deposed that he heard the the debutante in and the three of them secured, together defendant say he would "smack his

60,000 with one bag containing had less taken master,

in the other draky by three of the La answer to the charge, the defend robbers, who diapeared and have

have not

set pleaded not guilty, explaining that been captured.

It is currently reported that Kang

has not done, and, again, their actusi nursing experience qualifes them to be sidered e edicionat as the peacetime Yu Wei has ded to the western mountains, disguised as a monk,

nurse who has trained for three years.

The nation has noed of all this com petence, and mere questions of etiquette Vice-President Fung Kwok Clang

Owing to this and other robberies that the complainant was angry with him must not be allowed to interfere with has decided to restore the old Paritu

have occurred recently, the authorities because he wanted to leave his employ future mefulness. ment.

ordered the military groupe and cavalry

The magistrate mid that he believed The President, Li, Yuan Hung, patrols to make special demonstrations

evening, they marched the complainant's story, and imposed a during the escorted by Japanese, Legation though the streets, entering the and of ton dollar.

ants, eating houses and barent As the defendant was unable to

that sil parsons present

A RIT PUTS RANGOON IN DARKNESS.

A Hangoon correspondent telegraphed

guards, mo? Tuan Ki Sui at their: passporta, and the fine he was sentenced to seven days June rith at 9:20 the whole town,

Machnung, and asked him to take should the Premiership. At the saran time docemento Morel ban 300 persons with- 12:30 pm. Gen Meeting of the

out papers were taken to the police hard labour t be cancelled the appointment of station, whernmost of them were released British Traders Insurance Co., Limperial Government, but it is CAN YOU AFFORD THE BI3K1 our, July 2

instructive to see that the Report WEEE you ever sized wat doe Li King Fit as Premier Tunn Ki after giving antifactory explanationa

Many soldiers who were absent without leave were detained. of the Conference of the Chambers without a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Sui agreed to accept the post and

Cholers and Diarrhea Remedy in the has telegraphed to the Vice-President The streets this ever Commercs in India endomes to botas Don't take itch risks. A de

him tài two will cure you before a doctor

alement Day Hongkong Shak Muda

barige.

Liberty Loan close

views and opinions could pubgabe alled, and it never Chamber of Com-faile even in the mot severe and das

Wisiorparimates

meetin

MA Kay on

CHARGE OF OBTAINING MONEY BY MENACES

Dyor Ball

in darkness for about an hour be the failure of the dectric light owing to r a breakdown in the power station of the Rangoon Electro Lighting and Supply Company. The incitient was cance

ras running scrow, the high ten switch(cook

tion canging the furn of the

the burning out of

was doo

Chitese was charged with obtain awitan