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TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued, from Page 1.)

THE ROYAL VISIT TO THE FRONT.

THE KING'S EXPERIENCES.

LONDON, July Router's Correspondant at Head, quarters reports that the King and Quiets crossed to France ert the Bal

The Prince of Wales was

inst ang those when rodeived then.

Quten Mary, preordąd on autour of the hospitals while the Kink bega „his tour "on" the 4th by visiting Messines Ridge. His Majesty climb

•ed the Aquos while Hennan, shells wow dashing and erumping upon the nothar wide. Pre was Bearcily Erunterl by the British und Dominion, trops, Areompanied by the Peinwe of Wals, | the Ring walland from Vierstunt to the Wilge and laid up the threshold of the battle ground of a antige. Ele the passed through the sevente, of "desolation, with numerable erator strown"over with! broken riffs, unexploded groundé a hefures, Elliers and

objects widele dal is invip elkeser} inspiration The Serie affected the Kag visibly say ungthwanks Kannan baztery was due thing any sovet

A led portray mit "Arabic ** Searching the Beavis der our al-

14.

Gemenid Plumer, acting

guide. Tek the King to the side man than one The Rug paus Romuusjerer, a feelinot Chutment reque to a mound of relish t

He

strepel inter the entrance, oka wrecked dugout and sow, with an detric burch, how tine Germuis were disturbed at their list explosions. Then he stunt' kr. seven minutes silently beside a gigantit uit 1

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THE CHINA MAIL.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE GERMAN PLOT IN

THE BRITISH FRONT.

ARTILLERY AND ABETAL ACTIVITY.

Losmos, July 15. Field-Marshal Sir Inglas Haig replyts

There has been reciprocal artil lery nétivity in the neighbourhoods Arustieres. Wytschacte and Nirupert.

Our emplanes on Friday night boubet tour important railway stations mud a large German rest up. They also beribed an aero drone and in augnurition dutap, on Saturday, despite thunderstorms, vadusily co-operated with the artillery.

We brought down three theran muchitors and drove down two. · Five of ones are missing.

THE FRENCH FRONT.

ARTILLERY, STACKÉNS,

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Loxpoy, July 15. A. French mangarrique says:-. The artillery struggle has slacken Wt effemy and in Champagne, We congumisel pastitions capture ast night ports of Montbaur and Teton.

"KING DECORATES FRENCH

GENERALS.

CHINA.

TO KEEP THE COUNTRY 'N CHAÖS.

يحقد

LAKHS PAIN BY GERMAN-

BANKS,

MARINE COURT.

STEAM LAUNCHES IN

COLLISION.

la the Marius Court, this morning, Mr. C. J. Thompson, of the Harbour Master's Department, held an informal enquiry into the circumstances connect

A recent telegram told us that the Med with a collision between the steam C. Daily News had públished an article hurch Standard belonging to the resealing that German intrigue was at the bottom of the recent crisis in China Standard Oil Company and the Steam

Our renders will be interested in the Launch Tai Ma, belonging tà the Wong" following portico of the article akon from our contemporary's ise of June Yau Pó Company. irth

'Mr F. B# L. Bowley watched the proceedings on behalf of the Wong Yau Po Company, and Mr Fothergill at- tended on behalf of the Stainlani Oil Company

COMPANY REPORTS.

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL

AGENCY. LTD...

The Report lor. Presentation to the Shareholders at the Twenty-first reliu- fary Annual Meeting was as follows:

The General Managers have the pleasure to lay before the Shareholders the accompanying Statement of Accounts for the year ended las May 1917.

ACCOUNTA

The Balance at the Credit' of Profit and Loss Account, including $1,969.24; brought forward from last year, is $28,704.25, which it is proposed to appropriate as follows To pay dividend of 15.77, on

To por a further dividend of Ordinary Shares...

Ciernian interference in Chinese politics, so far as for the moment we have been able to trace made its first appearance at March when the clams with Germany w brought before tion of the rupture of diplomatic relations

for its sanction. The heliament

The circumstances of the collision are rapidity with which, at the last this policy, was decided apon, seems to have that about 7 o'clock on the morning of taken the Germans unawares and the July, a collision occurred in the Yau-To best that they could do on the spur of

of the moment was to promise a reward mati Typhoon Shelter, near the western (there is reason for believing the exact entrance, between the Stamland and the sum promised to have been £2,000 apiece) Tot On It was said that the to every member of Parliament who

voted against the breaking off of relaSeward suffered considerable damage tions. This attempt to bribe Farlin to her stern which had to be entire ment became known to the authorities, who defeated it by announcing that, ly. renewed. The coxswain of the the matter was one of great importance Suit claimed that the collision was the punes of voters would not on this

occasion be published Consequently those who were rearly to accept German bribes had no proof of any action on their part we give in return for the promised noner.

Yery shortly however, after this it became known in Shangha that the Germaa Bank in Peking was drawing largely on the German Bank in Shanghai through various Chinese banking insti- tutions. Altogether a son of 10 lakhs Haris, July 15.

was thus collected by the Ger- The King, during his visit to the moun Bunz in Peking, and it ix known font, rendered the honour of €7.C.B that the morey did not remain in the per Vencal Petain, a that of bank's coffers. It is something more than A coincidence that simultaneously MAMA, on Choral Frangher dewith these ravnants from the German Rank in Beling werthin sections in Spedy

Parliament which bash previously agreed HONOUR FOR SIR DOUGLAS HAIG supporting Yuan Chi-jui on March 1

Loktor, July 15, Fi--Ma-bal Sr Douglas in China. last been apquilted a Kanght of the This la

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FRONT

HONGKONG MEN FOR THE

The "tallowing extracts from, a

in the breach with Germany, suddenly began to laser that Taan wat plot ting to establish a military autoenży in | We need not go over the distressing history of these weary weeks which cul- minnter on May 10 in the hiring of roughs to intimidate Parliament, and

entirely the fault of thệ Tai th, which overhauled the standard, and bumped bewily against her. The Standard's coxswain also claims that the way was of his vessel and her engines were going astern, and also, that the Tar On proceeded on her way without stopping to ascertain what damage bad been done. He further states that the steam lanches Fat Chang and His were entering the shelter at the time of the collision, and hard to go aştern to avoid the Bad On

The coxswains then described the movements of their launches with the aid of molek Their statements

being taken and the inquiry closed.

:

the futuous allegations put about that | A PRISONER'S SUICIDE. Tuan himself was responsible for

this action, than which, of course nothing | could have been more fatal for the policy

Ti Ayans were shelling crest lesten werived to÷ding iran Ment least three of the ringleaders | hear Waterbarke, just a thousandslig, los gives news of several hands from the King Treater Hongkong who have gone Home his Majesty spoor an hour in the toy" join up ":- ild tiernan defences.. "He wads" cone.

Atter terrific waiting shut the War

The coropes (Mr, J. R. Wood) yes

Géol."

$5,940.00

10% on Ordinary Shares 3,960.00- To pas $39.80 per Share on

* 100 Fbanders' Shares........ 3,960.00

pay a Bonus of 10%, on

Ordinary Shaïès........... és To par a Bonus $39.60 per Share on 100 Founders' Shares........

To

carry forward to New,

Account (out of which it

is proposed to make s War contribution to

3,960,00

: 3,960.00

Charities of $2,000.00)... 6,025,25]"

-ATDITOR"

$28,705.25

The Accounts now presented have been audited by Mr. Francis Maitland, why being eligible, offers himself for re-election..

Dodwell & Co., LTD,

General ManaJETS, Hongkong, 11th July, 1917. COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE -CO., LIMITED.

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The report submitted to shareholders at the fifty-fifth "Aunual General Meeting, gave the following abstract of the accounts

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

The Net Premiums for 1916 amounted to £1,095,942 being an increase of. 5270,000 as compared with the year 1915, and the Claas paid and outstand- ing to £2,081,471 or 51.7 per cent. of th Premium Income. From the Profita of this Department the sum of £200,000 has been carried to Profit and Ines, leaving the Fire Insurance Fund at £4,231,063,

MARINE DEPARTMENT.

The Not Premiums réceived were £946,548 and the Clairus paid and cat standing amounted to £62.978.

of war with Germany which he advo- terday afternoon held an enquiry into cated. Subsequently it was discovered the death of a Chinese named Wong were members of the Funomintang, anding, who died at 15.27 p.m. m the we shall probably not be for wrong in 15th instant,, whilst sarring a sentence assuming that the trick was paid for, it of four months and labour in Victoria not actually suggested, by Germany,

The deceased only entered Victoria

From the Profits of this Departaient the humintus succeeded in bringing to two days prior to his death, har the sum of £50,000 has been carrier to about the dismissal of Geners. Tunning on the 19th instant been con-Profit and Loss leaving the Marine They had, however, counted without victed on a charge of stealing two Insurance Fund at £1,399,699,

whose uneen provising test led eventually to the dissolation aly's jackets,"

PAYMENTS IN SHANGILL

On May 24 the German agents among

seyed adopt a sorrow per railway, and two more signs medical by a dwarf engine, the Royal site exaunties. I start training in the using a rough water careers fader Cuis af Adershot next « at the -icles, with a solitary clativ and

lank infieles There is an eye on T. Fum ging inter" the Turbans

of Parliment on June 13, preceded or Telit, in the tail-pred Freesport, Army Service of orps.

I wanted tie Cavalry, but didn't

followed by the emigration of most of observers" pests on the Hidge, where- fogat a view of the plain of Flanders high marks for sight the members in Shanghai and Canton.

they tremendously strict for comfais Now in the early, weeks of lune it angl the adjoining valleys,

il they" suggested this as there own that the German Bank in Shanghai was quietly collecting num- Bamming, the king met a gap

af Divisional Generals, Cononanders"

box best thing, as I wanted a monored hers of foreiga, banke notes of arge his cell, hanged himself by the neck.

ACCIDENT DEPARTMENT.

in the course of the enquiry, evidence The Net Premiums received in the was given to the ellect that the docused thraa acecunts of this Department wrenched a bell wire from the prison (amounted to £3,187,333, and the Claims wall and by, attaching it to the hars of paid and outstanding to £1,609,513."

After making reserves in accordance with the Assurance Companies Act, 1909, for unexpired risks under carrent

and foes, the balance of the Genera Liability Insurance Accounts and trans. ferring the sum of £155,000 to Profit Accident Insurance Fund stands at £1,772,058.

the Chinese At the conclusion of the empiry the shop pen. This process continued until 15

and others wher if contributed by Jul. 1ogle te re I am very lucky. | denominations through the Settle-verliet returned by the Jurors: Messrs, policies in the Accident and Employers |

Moran

Ik

s" there is great competition for these banks and exchange the victory at Messines me wh

portionlar “jäs.

West, of the B.W.D., is going into is in the case of the money sent to D. da Roza, was that the deceased bad akhs of dollars had been collected, and I da Rocha, M.A. Figueredo and E. wt draw dpi on the bow shim nda

Time tive lowe

tim vadre Cirps), I.G.X, for the heavy Peking two months earlier, these 15 greifent latinaest to wog at her and he sets irsining at lakhs did not remain long in the hands committel suicide by hanging himself, Cracking mange aty god kay Maresteld. tes, où June 6th,

of Mr. Figgy Three lakhs were paid and that no blame could be attached to into the account of one Ah Sing while the King ofked with the-

Wurkin and Cheesens hur jourd foreign bank, and there is reason to be any other of the Victoris Gael offat Salients. His Majesty the H., o privatos, with hopes of a fer that this the money with which vished the uninitine Wytselporterat tors liter. Anderson, of the an attempt was made to saborn the „bardebell" where the cuttack"wasPw.D., pood King Ebrud's, Horse. Navy As already rested in our "Tebarsel de week jedrcbat, after and Evans, of the Obsequainey the Toyal the money ane, busis was in no doubt colanins, the Susy did not know whence work do canelook in the bulworld Engineers, as is sort of sorveyor.

whatever that it ought not to ***Dou'd better any sling of the others, Recepted and the three lakhs were con- Suzan noopes Tissed! three soles of except I heard say that Farebrother emptuously rejected. The r ritlinder of the muilket share, the Cres ComMasry was trying for the Royal Natul

the money has been spread about in different banks in the names of various der, with The Staff and The Pre-

"Air Hervjen."

revolutionaries, or as they no doubt zier of New Math Wides, bring

would like to call themselves, Repub. present. The King chatted with ike and sequently drove off and outbursts of the Australian Pooce. Eis Safety motored from there through fields and pil lages alive with Australian and

CHINA INLAND MISSION.

licans, and there for the moment the money remains.

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Chome No. 29. HAS ALWAYS LARGE STOCKS ON HAND OF: recommend the payment of a Dividend GALVANISED CORRUGATED SHEETS (American and Japanese Make)

At an Examination in Home Nursing by increasing that Fund to £1,000,000 AB.C., Dode 5th. (Junior) held rgently, the following £348,180: 15:0 carried forward to 1917. Out of that sum the Directors candidates from the French Convent

were successful.

Annie Aekber, Rahil Acculli, Andree Now as regards German efforts on the Esudet, Gladys Brock, Alda Franco, other side. As we sail three days ago Kit Einzeland, Nina Hazeland, Lily there remains no practical doubt that New Zealanders. They enine hunt The report of the Chics Inland Mission Chang Hsun was alen in receipt of Ger- Haynes, Mary Mathias, Marie Noronha, ing through the heriges and flocked for 1916, presented at the annual meeting man money. For the moment it is in- Elsie Noronha, Margaret Pan, May "on fences and swarmed up trees to in Londen, states:When last year possible to obtain the exact facts and Ramsey, Flo Rodney, Adelina Renodios,

give

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of fourteen shillings per Share (less Income Tax), amounting to £160,037: 10: 0, and making with the Interim Dividend paid in November last, twenty-six shillings per Share (less) Income T

Tax) for the year 1916, LIFE DEPARTMENT.

The New Businen of the year consist

s throaty welcome to His opened the total number of workers figures, but that the Germans were, Dorothy Siefert. Marie de Suusa, Edithed of 2,684 Policks for £1,955,327 of

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connected with the Mission members the back of the monarchical restoration Majesty.

and associates was the highest in the is morally certain. Had the monarchy Soares, Annie Tollan, Rose White,

an Doris

Windebank, Ruby Young, On the second day, the King Mission's history. During the year, succeeded, there is no doubt that huched with the King of Belgium however, there was a net loss of cighteen excuse would have been found for ran at the latter's villa on the court.

workers, the small reinforcements pot celling the rupture of relations with Vivienne Young being equal to the deaths and the alto Germany. This, as we pointed out on

Dr. VV.M. Koch acted a Hop: He visited naval and military aeroe gether unprecedented number of retire Monday, way the reason

son why Herr dromes and drove through carps of ments. It isnot possible to report the total Knipping and Mr. Schirmaer so conven- Lecturer to the Cass, and D. Sargeon vociferous. Belgians: At the aero-

incorne of the Mission from all sources iently fell ill when they ought to have General Dreaper, P..N., acted drues, the King was most interested bomuse, by reason of the war, cop-left by the. Prizes Juliana ten days ago Honorary Examiner.

It may be pointed out that the

Post tion of the German have not passed through the books Shanghai is

Consul General in in the prodigal exhibitions of freal siderable portion of the Associates' funds dying, machines thing about like at all. It should perhaps be stated, to take the other Consula, he is in no is unique in the consular body. B variety knockabout turn He remove any possible misunderstanding chatted with a batch of Naval Voluo certain quarters that all of the Associate way responsible to the German Minister

Missions

independent in the matter in Peking, but deals directly with the teer Reserves, just Eack from "a

Foreign Of

Once in Berlin. Consequently of finance, though their funde have, under if the monarchical plot had come off and

The telegram quoted below was re- successful raid. Throughout the normal conditions, generally passed thro day, airmen overhead acccompanied ugh one looks in the coarse of trans the rupture of relationships been canteived by the American Consulate the King, keeping the sky clear of mission During the year under review celled. Herr Knipping would have been General from the Manila Observatory foes." The King visited an establish no moneysuf the Liebernell Mission have in a position to go up to Peking at once at noon to-day

bent transmitted by us but have been as acting Minister, meat on July 6, where he witnessed forwarded direct from Germany to

to thei

On the other hand, if the monarchical Cyclone or typhoon N. of Manila, the art of deception carried to amaz-workers in China, so that the summary plot failed, there was still 16 lakhs in neving W.N.W. or NW. ing lengths, including disappearing of income is not, and cannot be, complete the hands of the faithful in Shanghai, trickery which is specialised in Lere. With this qualification the income of the who might be trusted to do their best to Mission was 204,908. This sun is £7,119 keep the country in a state of turmoil

TYPHOON WARNING.

He inspected workers employed in 18s in advance of the previous year that would have effectually prevented HONGKONG TRAMWAY 00, LTD. duguising snipers as holly bushes Only three times before has the Mission's her from entering the war. and then watched a practice batilo income exseeded £1000. The year 1918 At the present time Bhanghai is full

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which amount £212,473 was re-sured GALVANISED FLAT SHEETS (American and Japanese Make) with other Offices, and the net amount retained by the Company at its own. risk was £1,742,854.

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Aggregato Receipts for 1.18 weeks.

| 375,141. 156,518

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in which the features included horse was marked by the celebration of severil of leaders ofdiaffection, such as Dr. Son Approximate statement of haike ro notable anniversaries. It included the Yat-sen, Borg Hung-yi ex-Minister, of men wowly advancing, representing Jubilee of Me.J. W. Stevenson's arrival the laterior, Tang Shao-yi and Eugene ceipts for the week ending 14th July *--- a creeping burnage, behind whom in China, the Jabiles of the Lammer The question for the Republicans to de- drimmers were realistically rateplans moer party's entry into Hangchow, ning an imitation bombardiment, and the fortieth anniversary of Pastor cide is whether these men ars to be allow

ed to keep China in a state of perpetual Fan'a ministry in the same city. It The druminers were preceded by also saw the 25th anniversary of the ukrcat at the bidding of Germany. hundreds of laden soldiers guiding Scandinavian Alliance Mission's associa their pace by the horsemen. The tion with the C.L.M., their first party of a pers tropa dashed headlong at the para, workers the largest party to arrive pet of the trenches with lowered in Chins up to that date having landed hayoneta. They swept over the at Shanghai in February, 1881, while the secord hand of 15 more followed waly

CAN YOU AFFORD THE EISK? trenches capturing Tommies repre- fortnight take the replace Probably the most

The following story from the front Chica WERE you ever sized with a severe is told young officer of artilery, 2017 senting Germans, holding up their picant feature

The

attack of crinip.colis or diarrhoes about fity Germans coming towards fands and calling our Kariand. during the year was

building up of the Chur without bottle of Chamberlain's Colic,

apparently quite alone. This sur His Majesty subsequently watened given to the

ches Provincial Conferences has been Cholera and Diarrhoes Remely in the

But 2-second later her, kiv another, practice attack under differ held in Kaasuh, Shansi, Hanan, Anbwe, house Don't take upch raks: A duso hat they were prisoners Being taken "ent conditiona

North Kiangan, and Chekiang, at which at two will color your before a doctor

by a single smail Scots soldier in will you give me one of vital and far reaching decisions con could possibly be called, and it never

grekara evangeline, fails even in the most were sad dan

called the occer, to Jock: nected with ne

All Che doist gerouk cara For sa

ye can buy the lot dpeation Church.government and self- sogport &e, were rashod.

and Storefrepers, a

The King heard later that enemy 68 droped bombs, over ons he had visited earu

Chong Sing-chang Chan Wang fat Chang Ching-chun, Food Tot-Wa

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