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The Chinese are most angry at the Austrian and German activities in connection with the restoration of, the monarchy and the recent dis turbances. It is stated that it can

Monarchy strengtheus the indictment against the Germans. We cannot doubt that the allegations which

THE NEW ADMINISTRATION. have been made against the Germans

Pxxra, July 15. will be the subject of most searching

The Acting President,"General Feng investigations by the Government Kuo Chang, conatited with Tonn Ki Sundéniably be proved that Chang of Chios at the earliest possible by, telegraph, with, a view to dute, and, once the charges are assembling Parliament established, we can be certain there months. Tuan Ki Sul agreed to this

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the Chinese Government in taking the necessary action which will put an end to any further intrigues.of. the kind by Germans in China. --

NEWS OF THE "DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

within

six

| The latter had a lengthy conversation

with La Yung Bung yesterday."

General Fong Kuo Changtelegraphed

小

on July 14, tendering his resignation of the acting Presidency.

WAR CHARITIES.

TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1917.

(To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL

SIR, The Hon. Treasurer's state- ment, which is sent herewith, shows the total expenditure of the War Charities Committed to the 30th Jane in eoncise form. Every item of the expenditure Hsun was bought by the Germansent of the Colony has involved consider. The Duleb are also criticised for able correspondence between our repre their connection, with the escape of sentatives in London, and the repre thang Asun, who was rescued by a suntatives of the charitable objects |foreigner, probably an Austrian or a

German.

PRESIDENT LI TUAN HUNG.

(which we assisted; and very apprecia- tive letters of thanks bave been received in all cases.. The volume of the correspondence makes it impossible to print it is extenso: but any available

Tuan Ki Sui assumes office in the ROW HE WENT TO THE JAPANESE information will be given on application,

Cabinet to day.

Tien: Man Lit has been chosen, for the Ministry of Finance.

TIENTSIN HEADQUARTERS

LEGATION...

either by hitter or in perion, to the

A Special Correspondent of the Y. Hon. Secretary. Daily Serra writes from Peking

The one standing charge that the Fund has to meet is the guaranteel

There has been considerable contre ABOLISHED.

versy as to how President Li Yuan Hung happened to go to the Japanese subscription of £100 a month to the PERING, June 16.Legution. In some quarters it is said Royal Flying Corps Hospital, Bryan- The Leadquarters in Tientsin and that this was pre-arranged by General into voluntary Faking, for precautionary measures, .bove been abolished,

Ltd.,

The Oriental Hotel, Ltd., of Kobe, has gone Squidation.

A Peking telegram states that Wang Shun, the Chief of the Canton Folie, has been allowed to resign and SHELLIM--Du Faly 7, at Shanghal to that Nga Pong Ping has been appoint

Mr. and Mrs. A. J. SHEL431, *ol in his place.

Ma Wood this morning the wife of L. E. CANNING, & | sentenced ม Chinese coolle to one daughter.

month's harri labour on the charge of stealing two kerosene tins from the Intian Military Barracks in Austin Road, Kowligin.

CANsiš-On July 9, at Shanghai,

DEATHS.

Dow, ---Killed in action in France on May 16th. 1. E Dow, Aeting Captain." Seaforth Bighlanders, late of thingkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Loudon Spa dark-On Jul 11, at Shanghai, Jons Braser Jack. Chinese Maritime Customst ageri 55 years.

The China Mail.

July 17, 1917...

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claims against the local balance-ach as "bills for working party material. will reduce it to very small dimensions. Another eor is therefore called for: and the Committee are confident that the position bas only to be put before the Hongkong "public for a fitting, response to be made to the appeal.

Yours faithfully,

ER HALLIFAX. Hou. Secretary, War Charities

Committes.

Hongkong, July 16, '1017.

DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.

Amounts remitted to various Associs

tious up to 30th June 1917, including the results of "Our Day" and "St. George's Day"

British Red Cross Society

and the Order of St. John of Jerumion.... *... £8,207.14, 1 Blinded Soldiers and ailors

Care Committee

4,477. I. `B

4,184, 0. 8. 3,981.18.

Committee......

Aoki, the Japanese Military Adviser to stone Square; and, although it was found Contral Frisoners of War the President Admiral Tsai Ting-ken impossible to establish a Hongkong Officers Families Fund..... stated in an interview today that this branch of this Hospital, it is still Royal Flying Corps Hospital 3,400) 0.0 is not true, and says that he the President on Sunday and advised his proposed to increase this subscription.M.C.A. Hat Fund......3,044. 9. 7 Right to the American Legation. Pres largely by at least £1,000 year-if The British Womens Eles dent Li agreed to follow this advice the funds permit. The development of Later he became ill through loss of sleep and food, and at the time of his fight the aviators' aide of the war has occas decided to enter the French hospital, ioned calls in this direction which could He was acompanied by twe officer

of these officers not bave been foreseen: and which are

likely to become greater still.

US

PAID TO SURRENDER... ·

SHANGHAL July 16. Chang Hsun's soldiers, numbering 2,600 men, who fought at the Temple of Heaven were induced to surrender by a payment of $30,000, which Tuan in a motor car. Ki Sni borrowed from the Yokohama spoke Japanese. When they arrived at the French bospital there was much the Specie Bank

Among the large objects for the delay in gaining admittance, and party feared pursuit, they Sed op down grant of funds the Committee has in Legation street. The Japanese-speak hesitation in thinking that the measure ing oficer wie well known at the of shipport given to St. Dunstan's Japanese Legation and suggested taking Hostel meets with the general approval refuge there. President Li agreed and of the subscribers: and it is pleasant to The fovement will is, thy drove up to the barracks entrades | hear from Dr. Elarston, who visitar the i

askel for protection. Admiral Tsui says that Chang Haun's Hostal, that Sir Artanr Pearson spoke is He believes that his sup-in very appreciative terms of the

up." pression will greatly benefit the Tien-assistance Hongkong had been able to tsiz Pakow railway, and facilitate arendler him in his great work among ministration throughout northeastern the blind. China. His troops cost six million dol bars, and are worse than useless they are a menace and a disgrace to the. country.

Fing Lan Kwok, Chang Chen Fong and Loi Jan Chuen have been dismissed from offire and will be sent to Peking to be dealt with euoriling to law,

elling the restoration of the Manchu Court and the Restoration Edict The Directors of the Shanghai

Chu Sai Chong strongly advocated Water-works Co.,El, bave declared anretaining the favourable treatment interim dividend of El per share in conditions. respect of the year 1917, payable in Shanghai at the exchange of 3/101 per toel

Mr. Donald Goodall manager of Wiseman's Café, has reported to the Police that someone yesterday entered his residence at No. 2 "Basha," Lyttle ton Road, and stole jewellery to the| total value of $355. Mr. Goodall GERMAN INTRIGUE IN CHINA,pects his house" boy of tar theft, a=

the servant has disappeared

HONGKONG, TADLY,

THERE was from the first a suspicion that Germnu intrigue lig at the

LOOTING AND BURNING.

SHANGHAI, July 16. Chang Hsun's soldier looted and burned in the southern suburbs of

Chuchowf on July 14 The gates were closed and guarded, the authoritics fearing a repetition of the lecting Hoichow has also been looted and ruined The fire at Nanchiitse, in Peking where Chang Haun's house is located has not yet been extinguished. The Repubäcan soldiers are fighting

conflagration.

the

to

case which has been occupy-

Ten battalions (?) of Chang sun's the depense Coner at Yokohama soldiers are being sent away by train for wie the pastin which a charge the vicinity of Tsinasfu. They will be bright against Dr. W,

Vl. Davies (discharged there; after being given and Mrs. M. Tairs has been investi-three months' pay. gated, hag eruted in the dismissal of the case, the defendants being promomedi not guilty.”

Mars Sung Sik, Chang Haun's adviser, who most ardently advocated monarchy, was tied up with ropes by Chang Han's soldiers and handed over to the Republican Army...

bottom of the "recent truïbles in China, and the evidence is now fast accumulating. Few foreigners know what is going on in China under the surface of thfies better thin the Japancac, and when Baron MotoNO, the Japanese Minister of Foreign Henry V. Lastenson, a ship's Affairs, declare in the Dict direc.weeks oflever. This reported to the Police ago, that he hoped Chinn-would soon test bitwon 6.30 and 7.30 p.m. on solve her internal difficulties and 1 stant, whilst he was riding declare war against Germany, thus in a rickshaw in "Count Rand putting an end to" German in-, near the To Tin Restaurant.

to which such of the by was attacked by six Ministers and expressed regret, trigues,

øyverturned his rickshaw and threw

and

GERMAN COMPLIMENTS FOR CHANG HSUN.

15%

pital (Stae and Garter Building Fund. French Red Crom Dreadnought Hospital ...... Lord Roberts' Memorial

Workshop ...

2,465, 0.*g* 2,130, 0.0 2,000.00

1,425, 0. 0 1,100. 0. 0

Dr Barnardo's Elomes Relief in Northern France 1,000 al a

Society British and Foreign Sailors

Minesweepers und for National Committee

relief in Belzium Hospital Auxiliaire 1 13 Hor

trur The Blue Cross Fund burch Army Fund Salliers and Eailors Fami

Lies Asstention...

Putriute Fund Cor

The expenditare connected with the Rationer Narol:

star and Garter Hospital is completed. with the building "equipment and endowment of a room, the funds required for the whole Institution having cow been fully subscribed.

£3,000 has been subscribed by the A correspondent of the 3. 7. Duity Cololy for the building of six Y.M.C.A. Seces writing from Peking an the stats. The money for the first but a

part of the second was collected through inst, said:

the initiative of the "Daily Press": the balance has been made up from car marked salseriptiobs and "the general funds.

THE COLLAPSE IN CAINE ROAD.

a

Queen Mary Boyal Hospital Fund... Imperial Associatum for as

dren.

sisting disabled Military and Naval Officers. Education of Officers' Chil-

War Memorial Arthusa Training Ship Rigby Sailor Merorial Fund Lart Kitchener Natioon!

Memorial Fund Scottish Womens Hospital

(for Foreign

Service) Ladies Emergency Com-

frisoners of mittee the Navy League

Help Committee

Soldiers, and Sailors. Help

Snciaty Indian Soldiers Fund Sub

Committe

Ecapital County of London

artoaret Bospital (Fonda. tion Allissen) Recuperative Hospital for

nervo shock aldiary...

700. 0. 0 600:-0.0

501 110

500, 0.0 $12. 3. ti

700.0.0

987. & 3

200. 17.0

200, 0.

son o

900. 0.0 200,

0. 0

0004

200

164.10.4

158.15 5

100, 0, 0

.100, 0, 0

, 100, 0,

War

100 & o

100.0% 0

100. 0.0

ico. 0.0 100. 00 100 0.0

100..0.0

100

100. 0.0

100, 0, 0

An interesting phase of the Imperial movement is the part which Herr Corles, mazaeer of the German Bank, has taken in extending Germany's engratulations to the new Government. Herr Contes Speaking generally the principle that has hitherto, claimed, exemption fr has Luided the Committee in their deportation on the ground that he is allocations has been to cover as wide Adiplomatic agent but a financier, a basi ness man. His action in dealing directly field of work with the least possible with the Chinese Imperial Government delay immediate relief must be brought in the name of Germany, serves, however to those in present need, while the to ex his states pretty definitely in both more perroanent arrangements, which Chinese and foreign eres. Apart from sake time to establish, must necessarily this, bis move is regarded as typically

On this blind German diplomacy. Staking his be left for later effort. government's interest in China on such principle the Prisoners of War Fuad apparently feeble eause he has taken has been largely assisted the War the very step which will alienate all Charities are now completely supporting classes in Chins and will bring Rom (115)-prisoners through the Shipwircked Mariners Fend Germany the wholehearted emity of Central Committee and, letters of Union Jack Club...

French Wounded Emergency both the Peiyang baders and the

acknowledgment are beginning to southern revolutionaries.

arrive. The Officers Families Fand

Frd Croes appeared to derive less assistance Relizian Prisoners of Wor from the National Relief Fund than

in Germany other objects of the same nature: Serbian Relief Fand.... and to bu in very pressing neer. Montenegrin Red Cross..... Subscriptions were therefore made to Polish Victims' Relief Fund it while the large balance in the bands Syrian, & Palestine Belief

Fund The final reports are now available of the National Relief Fund (to which

Depos concerning yesterday's disaster in Caine Hongkong bad made sabesantial aui Marylebone Hospital Supply on Road in which the north retaining wall scriptions under the title of the Prince Russian Red Cross.

ples. Hospital and College assist tucne objects which more immedi one feit convinced that the Minister watch but clain, sulued at $25, sent misfortune.

collapsed, as a result of Sunday's storia, Li Yuan Hang has sent out & circular and crashed down on the rear of Nosately participated in ita benefits: such The Children Aid Coun

aittee as the Soldiers & Sailors Families As

Lurly Victoria

Herberts was not making a statement which and his wallet, which contained $27.telegma stating that he is leaving for 10 and 12 Caine Toad, tearing the ser-sociation. Solliers & Sailors Help Fund for assisting friend- Was merely suppositions. Some

less prisoners of war in 20 kroner and his passports and his private residence in Tientsin, to vants' quarters from the main buildings Society and the Royal Patriotic Fund when the cables informed us, that goal their escape. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,light was thrown on this statement discharge papers, the robbers" nude recuperate, and that he will not take up sad burying them beneath tons of earth Corporation (which deals with widows,

orphan and other dependants of Soldiers Pipe

Seilors who have died during the war). Soldiers Club Association the defeited leader of a hopeless

When the retaining wall gave away, The English Red Cross Fand has been Peterhead Minesweeper &

· Patrol Flotilla Fund cause had sought sanctuary in the

shortly before 11 ayesterday, thirteen left to depend largely on the proceeds

for the Fleet persons, who were having their sin of "Our Day, except for earmarked at the rear of the first Boor of No. but subscriptions have been made to the Red Cross and Hospital Funds of 12 Caine Bosd, were caught in the our Allies and the Blue Cross has not avalanche and entombed in the ruins. Within an hour after the arrival.

THE Undersigne! have received in

structions to sell by Public Anction, fron accroxt of Tan inscrKELD),

A ノ

FRIDAY,

the 2 th July, 1987, at 10.30 am. at their Sales Boas, No. 8,

Des Vox Road, Corner of

Tea House Sprezi, BUNDAY

(Removed to Salse Roons for Convenience n? Sale) quantity of PAINT, RED LEAD, &c.,

Awl

A .P. PORTABLE MOTOR in good running order. TsCash.

ROOKS & HOUGH,

Aretionems. Hongkong July 17, 1917.

THE CALENDAR.

General Memoranda,

Thyesday, July 18

1969

11 am-Now Moon. 12:00 pm-Iz Gen. Meeting of the British Traders Insurance Co., Ltd. Trusmay, July £6;—

Land Investment Co's. Dividend due. West" "Point Building C's Dividend

due.

Friday, Julý 27 ;-

"

Cho Yu Lum entered Peking on July 12, as Toan Ki Suis delegate. He in terviewed the Dutch Minister to cliscuss how best to hand over Chang Han Nothing definite has been agreed upon. The delegate also visited the other

SIX FATALITIES.

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unsettled state of China is due, bin toile godd. After steadichalf of the Government, for the pre-of St. Joseph's College play-ground of Wales Fund) made it utiecessary to Lord Mayor Treloar Crip-

SOCIAL" AND PERSONAL..

The engagement is announced, and

:

politics again...

The mutiny in Hoichow has been quelled.

LATEX Lung Fun Fit has sought refuge in the Duteb Legation.

Kang You Wei le still hiding in a certain Legation...

and stone.

10

100,

100

100.0.0 100. D. D

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30, 0.

38.17.10

98.13. I

20, 10

20.0.

20.:0.

10.0.

·Field Glass

·7.13

Royal Soldiers Daughters

Home Lady Lugard Hospitality

Fond he Roberts

Fond

Dutch Legation and that his family had gone to the Austrian Legation. The Dutch Legation is at present in

been forgotten. the wedding will shortly take place, charge of German interests in China. between Captain Francia Lawlces, Quite a lot of information, is now Liverpool Regiment, youngest" son of lenking out about the con- Major Lawless, Mossley Hill, to Hilda hai paper to have arrived there last the Police Force, Public Works deals with many men from the Mer. Earl of Lonsdale Charing nection of Germans with the recent Gizham, eldest daughter of Mr. and week.-ED.] disturbances. A conaccted story is Mrs. A. G. Gordon of Hongkong.

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The death occurred at Yokohama 'on July 7, of Mr.RF Inman, of Messr

[Kong Yu Wei is reported in a Shang

£1.10

£44,881,17, 2.

58,310-47

of permament value has had much extra work thrown on it in consequence The equivalent of the above of the war, and has well deserved the amount is 380,798.01

The Sub-Committee tave expended on materials for support it received

the local working parties. Various sus

have been disbursed locally for sup plementing pensions, entertainments, tobacco &c. for the

the troops, amount ing to The expenses of the fund, including cables, advertis ing, discounts & aundries

› 5,339.77

1,796.62

No apportunity bas been lost doing Lady of the Fire Brigade members of what could be done for Naval Charities:

and the Dreadnought Hospital which Invalid Children Association

Cross Hospital... Department and Sanitary Department cantile Marine and the Minesweeping Catholic Woman League Chang Hsun will be treated as an

who were immediately summoned Barnardo's Homes, an institution Floet was substantially assisted.

given in the extraet we reproduceį

escaped offender and will be ignored. the scene of the accidens, the resner from the N. C. Daily Newỡ in

Lieut. Commander Easil J. D. Gay, Tuan Ki Sui will not decide what had extricated seven injured persons another coloma. It suggests that N., who won the VC. in China as a nation is to be taken with regard to and three dead bodies from debris the Germans have been skilfully midshipman of the Burfeur for great the lunchu Court until the Cabinet Later its the day two more victims of

Tall these large matters; the coolness and bravery during the attack has been formed.

the disaster were ressed from beneath Committee worked in close touch with influencing more than one political Tientsin in 1900. has now been Tong Lung will be appointed the ruins and one more dead body their London representatives but it group in the effort to produce warded the D.3.0. for services in the President of the Provisional Senate recovered 11 thirteen believed to was felt that there were many smaller sich ✡.. state of chaos as to

Liang Kai Chiu has refused the have been victims of the scident charities, of which it would be difficult present war."

without delay to procure the necessary defeat the advocates of war against

portfolio of Minister of Finance and

were then accounted for. Of the detail here, which subscribers would not Germany Money would seem to

Tien Mun Lik will he appointed to mine persoas extricated from the like to have overlooked. It was there have been spent freely in the effort;

that Ministry

débris and removed to the Government fore decided to remit sums. from time time to Londow for distribution at but by this time the Germans probably Holme, Finger and Co., of Nagasaki.sued appointing Wang Tai Shit, whilst under treatment for injuries among what might be called the Total amount expended to

Fresidential mandates have been Civil Hospital two died in hospital to discretion of our representatives realise that they have blandered Os medical advice, Mr. laman, was Minister of Foreign Affairs, accept stained. This makes a total of six smaller charities 23,500 has been Balance of account Settlement Day: Bongkong Stock badly and have only succeeded in making a trip to San Francisco withing Wang Si Chen's resignation fatalities and seven persons injured as so remitted in all from time, and covere don £80.14.3 senten

strengthening public opinion in China Mrs. Inman and their daughter They from the Ministry of Wur, dd result of the disaster, and most of the smaller scriptions to the Balance of account in Hong- in favour of a declaration of war left Nagasaki on the Shinyo Maru an

less prominent objects in the list. The appointing Tuan Ki Suito

The strenuous work of the rescue Committee are sstufed that this REUTER'S Correspondent at Peking June 27, but Mr. Inman was then office." Liaholt," 164reports that the Chinese are very angry so weak that he had to he Also Lau Kun Hung is appointed parties throughout the day yesterday method and the selection as onde in Total subscriptions to 30

of the subscriber ATVE SON Tea at Mr. Geo Lammert's about the Austro, German activities carried on board the steamer. At Minister of the Navy and uniral merits the highest commendation The London will meet with the full approval. Jane 1911...

rescuers, consisting largely of the While su mech money has been spent in connection with the Monarchy Yokohama the doctors recommended So Chen Ping, Naval Inspector

Police force, in their capacity as men out of the Colony, it has not been for his removal to the General Hospitals mandate also deprives Lui Chenbers of the Fire Brigade, worked gotten that the local requirements must and the recent disturbances, and where he passed away Mr. Inman Chon and Chang Chiu Fong and heroically all day in driving rain and have fint call upon the resources. The it is stated that it can be undeniably was a native of England and had resided others of their titles, and hands them under perilous conditions at the excellent work of the fecal working proved that CHANG BEUX Was at Nagaraki nearly twenty years, for

laboriour task of removing débris, in parties has been financed and oppor DON'T NEGLECT YOUR FAMILY "bought up" by the Germans. He the last fifteen being on the star or over to the Court for trial, for disorder to extricate those who were tunities have been taken to apport

buried beneath it, and that seven of Entertainment Funds and Regime

"HEN you fail to provide your family with, bertite of Chamberlin also says that the Dutch are criticised Messts, Holme, Ringer and Co... Early loyalty to the Republic.

these persons are still alive is due to Funds of several kinds while cases Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea bemed at their intizing afforts.)

connected with local man who have gone this season of the year, you are neglecting to the Front have had special coder then as bowel complaint shopkeeper has reportation when brought to notice prevalent and ib

be tried Slice that esterday the It remains only to point out that the malady fo

hop

tb eight balanes in headin

cted kongke

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RATURDAY, July. 28-

Russian Internal Liberty Loan closet. Tuziday, July 31-

Noon Auction of

Sales Recins

CHINAHAL

Typhoon Map

PRICE

that

in connection with the escape of in 1913 he retried, at Nagasak. Misa (Heuter a Service to the China Mail) CHAKO Heus, who was rescued by a Dow, daughter of former English foreigner,

and Guide German,

50 centa

probably Austrian or residents of Shanghai He was chair:AUSTRO-GERMAN ACTIVITIES AT

PEKING.

little piece of news

man of the unki Club, a Trustee

too, that

CORDER,the Ger

the English Church, Hon. Secretary

financial

in Peking h

the soles of diplomat, and

congrat

Lengami Overseas, and the senior P. M

and took a“ keen

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with the mon

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6,825.

12,877,47

479,843.64

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