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THE PREMIER

SCOTCH

THE FAR EAST

THE CHINA MAIL.

and is consequently, much better

CHINA AND GERMANY.

HOW THE CABINet propose to

DEAL WITH GERMAN RESIDENTS.

A Peking telegram to our Chinese contemporary, yesterday, atated that further difficulties in connection with the declaration of war makes a post- ponement necessary until tomorrow. or Wednesday.

THE TYPHOON.

INCIDENTS

OF TO-DAY'S STORM.

The typhoon which was reported off Aparri on Saturday travelling in o W. N. W. direction has arrived very near to Hongkong today.

The Observatory at tin time yesterday announced that the typhoon threatened the coast in the vicinity of Hongkong within 24 hours.

inlarised on the situation than the average German. In a recent number of his paper, the Zukunft, he wan allowed to write: Only a minicle can bestow an early peace upon w. Either our enemies must be smashed up, or "Germany" aspirations find OFanity with those of the majority of the world. The second miracle can be accomplished only by human strength. The goal of our enemies

All to-day the sixth signal, indicating is democracy and independence for every race ripe for freedom, real and that the Cabinet has decided that upon that the gule is expected to increase, has been hoisted, and consequently the not sham reduction of armaments, the declaration of war all German bus- and a court of justice before which inesses and agencies shall be suspended, customary preparatious were made all firearms in possession of the ashore and afloat, in case the full fores of all who are suspected of being Germans shall be confiscated; all the storm came upon the Colony. responsible to a greater or lesser Germans shall be placed under There was a good deal of sea in the degree for the outbreak of the war surveillanco; their freedom of move

harbour early this morning, especially A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., must present themselves, and for ment shall be restricted and they will at high tide, but it calmed down as the

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YEARS.

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ADVERTISING.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

To-day's Advertisements

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE, MACAO.

BEOPENS SEPTEMBER LOTH

liberal education provided in ENGLISH. COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS. MODERN LANGUAGES, and CHINESE as very moderate clarger.

The school is situated in the healthiest ! part of Macro..

Application to the Fr. Director. Hongkong. August 13, 1917.

5030

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK CU., LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on INTERIM DIVIDEND of #2.50- per share will be paid to all Shareholders on the Company's Register at 30th September, 1917.” „

By Order of the Board of Directors,

R. M.. DYER,

Chief Manager.

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Bongkong, August 13, 1917

THE

"PUBLIC

AUCTION.

HE Undersigned have received in

structions to sell by Public Auction.

_ (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE - CONCERNAD),

OD

TUESDAY,

the 1st August, 1917, at 11 am, at No. 3, Wood Road, Wanchai, (2nd floor),

LUXDEY

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE,

dc., &c.. contained theraiz.

&c.

Catalogues will be issued.

HONGKONG.

ן

BIRTH.

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CALDERWOOD-On August 2, at Shang hai, the wife of W. M. CALDER

WOOD:

DEATHS.

Another talegram asys it is reported

an excentive power of which all

be subject to Chinese kiw. States within the union of civilised

The Customs shall prohibit the im- peoples will be responsible. 1portation of Germans goods, and Ger Germany ares blazing over that goal man in the employ of the Maritime the great celestial sign of the times, Customus and other Government Depait

heu pence is reachable to-morrow, ments shall be suspended. and over all rise will agreement be ensily achieved". It the Stockholm Conference is really-international

German ships in Chinese waters will be confiscated. ya

The Cabinet is to discuss a proposal

the only tunne of it would be to supervise Sino-German, business decisions which reinforce these views. { industrial enterprises. But German statesmanship will never shape that course except unifor SASDERSON. On August 2.

at the

dire, compulsion and peace can only! Isolation Hospital, Shanghai, of scarlet fever, Josef MARSHALL be achieved, therefore, through SANDERSON, of Messrs. Butterfieli.

victory. and Swire, aged 25 years.

SMTZ-On August at the Isolation Hospital, Shanghai, Viola, aged 13 Fears, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C L. SRITZ

ال

AREW At the Greberal-Hospital Shanghai, on August 2 GRACE DOROTHY, dearly loved and only. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. T ANDREWS, aged 7 months.

The China Mail.

"HONGKONG, MONDAY, August 13, 1917.

A "NEW LIGHT" AT

STOCKHOLM.

STOCKHOLM may yet become entitled to be regarded in history as the birth place of the Peace of Europe, even if

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr. Dyer Ball's Court did not sit today as the Magistrate was prevented from attending by the bad weather.

The Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., announce an interim dividend of $2.50 per share, payable on 30th

September.

Four well-known Shanghai brokers left reccatly for Japan, viz. Mesars. WV. G. Firie, A. A. Brady, D. 3. Gubbay

and H. B. Olleriessen.

SALE OF THE GERMAN BANK PREMISER.

BOUGHT-BY-SIR PAUE

CHATER.

The sale by anction of the premises of the Deutsche-Asiatische Bank, No. 7 Queen's Roul Central, took

place this afternoon at the water | rooms of Messrs. Hughes & Hough,

Mr. T. F. Hough acted as auc- tioneer and there were about.50

persons present.

Before the bidding commenced Mr. Hough bonounced that he had received instructions that the whole

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morning wore on. The glasï resched-ita lowest point about noon and then begza to rise, but shortly after two o'clock the barometer was showing a downward temaleney again.

A Ferry service across the harbour was maintained all the morning with the red flag flying at the wharves intimating that the ferries might stop at any moment. They stopped running at a quarter to two bat mel running later. The lower level trams also atɔppari.

The wind this afternoon has been very gusty."

We have heard of no important material damage, but scores of Chinese signboards were wrenched off by the gusts of wind and the streets of the Colony were littered with small has been done to the telephone wires. wreckage. Apparently much damage

The fencing half way up Wyndham Street, opposite the China Mail Offee, was blown to pieces and scattered over "the road.

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The tram wires were torn down at the bend by the City Hall and the Cricket Ground.

MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 19.7.

THE MAGISTRACY,

ALLEGED. ASSAULT OF A

WATCHMAN, '

Before Mr. J. R. Wood this morning an Indian watchman employed at a einema at West Point charged a Chinese with having assaulted him whilst be was returning home from work.

In answer to the charge the defendant stated that he became involved in an altercation with the complainant at the cinema where the latter was employed. The complainant had slapped him in the face and he reciprocated by pushing the complainant.

His Worship adjourned the case un- bail at 195, til Wednesday, and fixed the defendant's

“MERELY. FICKED IT UP.”

CITY HALL WORK PARTY.

During the post fortnight the City Hall Work Party pasted-

85 shirts.

4 officers shirts, milk..... 30 paira til pyjamas.

pairs cotton pyjamas, 28 cotton night shirts 43 bed-jackota, "1 revarsible bed-jacket, 101 vesta,

20 shrouds.

17 pairs slippers,'

2 pair invalid boots,

hok-alls,

114 handkerchiefs, 20 small pillows, 516 milk cOVOTU,

52 knitted floor-scrubbers,

40 knitted eye-bandages,

id cap-bandages,

pairs operation stockings, pairs knitted drawers.

To the above list the Chinese

"I did not stesi it; I merely picked Ladies Work Party contributed the it up"

small pillows, as well as many other articles, and the Italian Convent sanā eye-bandages, and cotton and flannel

"This was the explanation given to Mr. Wood this morning by a Chinese charged with stealing 150 lbs. of eval from the Tung Chong coal yard in Yaumati

His Worship sentenced the defendant to one month's hard labour.

GAMBLING AT SHAUKIWAN,

Eight Chinese were lined up before Mr. Wood this morning on the charge of playing fan fan at Shaukiwan

After evidence was heard His Wor ship discharged seven of the defendants and fined the remaining defendant two dollars...

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Two other defendants, who were charged with gambling in conjunction. with the other eight Chinese, failed to appear in Court and their hail of 85

shirts

Mrs. Sutton's work party in Manila sent a splendid consignment. consisting of

32 small pillows with covers, 20 shirts.

night shirts,

1 pair pyjamas, 38 milk cover,

1 shrouds,

3 cups,

2 comfort bags,

8 kit bags.

kpitted wash cloths, 32 pm,

packs cards, Maruzines

The pillows were stuffed with rags. by kindergarten children their ages range from thred" to six years, abɗ this is all they can do for the "good

each was batreated.

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A soldiers,"

LAUNCH AWNING.

In Mr. Wood's Court this morning Sergeant Wills of Yagmati charged o Chinese with the unlawful possession of a launch awring

Opposite the Cricket Ground where the wind had full sweep one Govern of the conditions of sale must bent telephone pole was snapped off at the base and another pola was pulled read-in-English and Chinese, so that

out of its foundation and also another His Worship formally adjourned the they could take no portion of them

pole has beer bent double. This dam-care one week in order to await the as..read.

age interrupts the government. tele | result of Police investigations phonic and telegrphic communications.

Alter-this-had been done the auctioneer announced that be bad received an offer of $200,000 and from that figure the bidding was tuken to $881,000 by Sir Paul

LARCENY OF CUAL

The knitted drawers were 3 dona-

strong Scotch wood and representing tion and a valuable gre, nude of

wkwk. They come from Quarry Bay, where also lives the lady ho nikes about half of our num- ber of knitted slippers. The rest are given-inby-an eld resident in Hong". kong, where weekly out-put would certainly astonish workers at home in Eugland. Nothing daunted by the summer hest or her 40 odd years in the Colony she brings in every Tuesday slippers, shirts, veste, în-

large tree at the bottom of Garden Road was torn up by the roots, and stopped the running of the trans The enquiry into the Caine Road

between one o'clock and half past three

Mr. Wood this morning sentenced this afternoon. collapse. which was to have been resumed this afternoon, was postponed Chater and Chinese bidders in turn the junction of Arenal Street and from the Mita Bussan Kaisha convalid

Chinese ecolie to one month's hard Another tree is lying on the road ahour on the charge of stealing coal Finally Sir Paul Chater bid $335.000 Queen's Roud.; and the property was knocked down

it should come to pass that the pro-till to-morrow afternoon.

{jected International Socialist Con- ference does not take place. German

A dividend of per cont.. for theet him at that figure. Socialist leaders have visited Stock-rear ended 31st December 1916 has been

The term of the lease of the lots

yard in Yaumati.

AT KOWLOON".

Some of

the streets At Kow

A SMART AND EFFICIENT. LUKONG.

On view from Monday, 20th inst. at nolm tor preliminary discusions with declared on the preference shares of the on which the buildings are erected loon are flooded, and the Kowloon

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

TERMS :-Cush.

· Hongkong, August 13, 1917,

THE CALENDAR.

the organisers of the Conference, and Herr SCHEIDEMANN, at least, seems to have seen a new "light there" and

2025 returned to Germany with a clearer consciousness of what is necessary to bring the war to an end. "It was in Stockholm," he says in a two. column article in Voricarts "that I finally accepted as my unshakeable

MEMOS. TOR TO-MORROW. 230′′ p/m. — Auction" - of "Furriture. Curtains, Pictures, Pianos, eta, aj Messrs. Hughes and Rough's,

conviction that of which I had before

Yangtzepco Cotton Mill, Ltd.

..

is 909 years dating from 1856. The combated area of the two lots is Bowling Green is like a lake, being covered with about three inches of 9,110 square feet, and the combined water. A big tree blown down nearly As advertised in another columny the St. Joseph's College; Macao, wille Grown rent is $1.20 The blocks Nathan Road at its junction

open on September, 10th. Among buildings were completed only a few with Peking Rood. the subjects taught are Commercial months before the outbreak of war. Subjects, Chinese, English and other modern languages..

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The sale of condemned and confis

cated goods, which was to have bean been conscious the thing cannot held by Messrs Hughes and Hough The Arabian be achieved without the aweeping Government auctioneers, at the Central Nights Entertainments at Moirs democratisation of Germany." The Police Station this morning, has been postponed till Wednesday next, 15th inst

3 p.m.-Auction of

Hughes and Hough's.

General Memoranda

WEDNESDAY, August 15 ——

H.X. Tramway Có 1. Dividend dus

11 am.-Auction of Condemned and

thing to be achieved is the finding of a way out of " this endless murdering

of nations." An American comment

on this is that "More Germans ought to go abroad a great many more

SUMMARY COURT,

·CLAIM AGAINST` AN" INSURANCE COMPANY.

before Mr. Justice Gompertz, the case In the Summary Court this morning.

was resumed in which the Yung Fong Firm claimel 3000 from the Shanghai Fire and Marine Insurance Company, under policy dated March 8, 1916

moon which was burned in April 1916, insuring the plaintiffs house in Kong

Mr. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. Leo

The Militäry Quarters Gun Club Hill are in a precarious condition a 'tiles from the roof were flying about

with every strong gust of wind.

The matähed in the children's play ground in Chatham Road is blown down and the benches were being blown

boots and reversible · bed- juckets, averaging 10 articles; and this besides cutting out on two days a week.

The silke shirts were ̈made from a

Late last night, Chinese slipped, length of Chefox silk that was pre- unseen, into a piece-goods shop at No. Isented to us. Should any other kind 14 Wing On Street and concealed friend wish to send us a present of himself. After the shop had been material, he may be quite sure of closed for the night, the man left his appreciation and that his gift will be place of hiding and crawled to the speedily and economically made up recumbent figure of the shop necountant and went of to the trenches or hos who was sleeping on the ground floor. pitels, in the form of garments, ench Whilst the would-be robber was engaged one with a mark" Hongkong in cutting the string which attached the into it." safe keys to the accountant's girdle, the latter was disturbed and awoke mention that we would be glad of I would like at the same time to. Seeing the stranger, the accountant old table cloths to cut up into truy At Whitfield barracks the matahed cried out and awakened his fokil, who shelter was blown down. The mules were sleeping on the floor abore. They were set free and romped along Nathan hurriedly descended to the ground road towards Yaumati eventually being foor but as they arrived on the scene turned into a field.

about.

clothe.

sewn

We have received letters. from the Red Cross Depots in Bombay-an Calcutta; welcoming A small matshed out-honse near the the robber whipped out a dummy

our offer of

aided look and the iron fancing has it they attempted to arrest him or made value to tem. We have therefors Indian mosque was blown in the street. automatic pistol and threatened to help and saying that all of the Hunghom Railway station has a lop-shoot the secountaut and his fokis if articles made by us would be of

a noise. Ele then ordered them to

affray on the borders of the British and There has been-a-nasty shooting Confisested Goods and Gold and for that is the only way they can ex-German Concessions, Tientsio. Ac- Silver Jewellery

the Central learn the truth." The Press censor-cording to the "N. C. Daily Mail", D'Almada, appeared for the plaintiff many places gone down... Pulice Station. 11.30 am... Steel Foundry Co's ship in Germany is more stringent foar Hungarian exilors who suspected

Meeting.

that in any other country in the an Austrian of working for their THURSDAY, August 14:-

world, and it is not without siguific- German Allies, tried to shoot him and ance that the Socialist papers have killed a "Chinese policeman instead

They have been arrested.

10am-St John's Ambulance Brigade

(H.E. V.A.D) Examination at the Helena May Institute.

12.35 pm-British Traders' Insurance

"Co's Extraordinary Meeting. „Tumpat, August 21:—

Hongkong Ice Co's. interim dividend

lately been permitted to express theraselves rather more freely upon

and Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by

Mesars. Johnson, Stokes and Master, appeared for the defendants.

:

Mr. Cobby of Mesars. Moxon and Taylor, atated from the witness box, in reply to Mr. Potter, A Chinese woman hus reported to that he was employed in April 1916, the general position. It may be that the Police that whilst she was walking in by the Asiatic Petroleum Company, and the authorities consider that the Woo Sung Street, Yanmati, last even was stationed at Pak-kai, which is two Socialists in Germany are a bodying, three men attacked her and stole or three miles from Kongmoon, He sufficiently discredited that anything six pieces of jewellery, valued at $210., remembered the fighting between Gene they may have to say upon the war which she was wearing at the time. will not be very seriously taker The robbers decapped with the stolen Noem--Auction of Kowlson Inland by the people of Germany, but by jewellery in their possession.

allowing them a certain, freedom of

due.

FRIDAY, August 14 :- ÷

Rosikorg Rope Cos interim dividend

due. MoxDAY, August 17 ——

Lot Na. at Mr. Geo. P:Lavenporta Sales Rooms.

THE CHINA MAIL

TYPHOON

MAP and

GUIDE Enables one to locate the centre

Typhoon.

MOUNTED ON CARDBOARD AND

TOR HANGING,

Price 50 Cents.

From the Camna Maxx Office.

Socialista may say. But the real

cal Lung's troops and the rebels between the 18th and 20th of April 1916. He heard the fring in Kongmoen from Pak-kai. It was artillery Bring

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Granville road is blocked by a fallen saccad the stairway ahead of him and addressed our last three cases to tree. big tres near Club Recreio hate the trap door leading to the India. been blown down into a tennis court of. Believing the dummy pisto

ETHEL A STABB. to be genuine, they obeyed the just behind the Panjab Buildinga

Tatter At Austin Road, Taamati, a terrace robber's orders and the of about 10 houses had the verandah left the builiding by way of the roof. roofs blown away. The end house sustained a large crack in the wall,

necessitated the which

decupants house might collapse any time during leaving hurriedly as they considered the

the night.

SCARLET FEVER IN BHANGELAI.

TWO MORE DEATHS REPORTED.

Ja Beitz

Mesars

LADY ROBERTS FIELD GLASS FUND.

As soon as he had escaped from the premises, however, the accountant and bis fokis sounded police whistles. A

informed of what had occurred he went Committee, informs us that a case The Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, Chinese constable (No.538) immediately responded to the alarm and upon being Hon. Secretary of the War Charities furtively on to the roof in pursuit of containing 12 pairs of binoculars and the robber. He then tiled the fugi four telescopes (details attached) bus tive, over the rooftops from Wing

On Street to the roofs of the houses now been despatched to London. overlooking Queen's Rasd Central More glasses and more still are There he saw the robber bide himself wanted even defective glasses.com behind a chimney

DINOGULAR

pital

Matilds Ho AL The Penk

Penkta

Davi

Scarlet fever is got epidemic in Shang The constable believed the robber often be made good at Home-or speech the Government. may gain We understand that the interests of A gun was stationed just behind his hat, but it is sufficiently serious, says the to be armed with an automatis pistol, utilised to supply missing parte ir abroad a reputation for having a con- of the well known firm of Messen W. G. office. His office was struck two or C. Daily Newt to give great anxiety and although the Inkong only had other glasses. The War Charities to those in responsible positions in this truncheon, this belief did not intimidate Committes remains open to receive fidence in the situation so strong as Darby & Co., of Sandakan, British three times. The gun placed near his Bettlement On Thursday, the End inst him. He manoeuvered over, the roof

be able to assume an attitude of North Borneo, bave been acqtired by office was also firing. The firing stopped foreigners, Mr J. M. Sancierson of West tops in such a manner as to secure a further gifts, which will be forwarded indifference towards what the Mesara, Harrison and Crosfeld Ltd., of about 5.30 in the evening. He noticed Butterfield and Swire, and Miss Viola position directly behind the fugitive by Parcels Post on they arrive.

London Meare. Darby & Co any big big fra at about 7 in the evening Beitz, the thirteen-year-old daughter of and then began to stalk the mau

crouched behind the chimney. With 1 pair from M., W. J. Morrison Char- truth of the matter is that the dealers in the lumber trade and the Ho knew that it was a big fice because The Sunday following the death of Mr his trancheon in his hand the lakongtered Bank. Hongkong.~-~

principal, Mr. W. G. Darby, is well he saw the glare right across the sky. H. L. Hutchinson there were Is foreign erept, silently along in the darkness un-1 pair from Mr. R. Bridger, Lanứ German authorities propably known locally as the General Manager It was not the fire which started at 5 cases in the Isolation Hospital. Five til he was within arm's reach of the * Crawford the handwriting on the wall, and are of the China Borneo Cos

that was a small fire and the later cases were reported last week.

robber. He then brought big truncheon pair from AE Urapnell, Moxon de beginning to realise that the

one was a big fire. He went to Kong.

down on the back of the robber's heal with Taylor, Socialist interpretation thereof is the

moon on the following morning with of the dead. The Kongmoon Hotel wis to the roof: The robber was only

suficient force te drop the latter limply pair from correct one. Herr SCHINDEMANK

Another European. As far as he knew marked by bullets, and windows, stunned by the blow but he was quite

1 pair from Mr. C. haa bad to go to Stockholm to realise

he was the first Europese to land in mirrors, etc, had all been smashed. He unable to resist the lukong. Upon his 1 pair from D. G. Bruce Asiatic Petro- clearly that the only way which willi

Kongmoon after the fighting. He went had visited Kongmoor on a previous arrival at the Central Police Station the Leum Co., Rongmonit effice, lead Germany out of this endless

to that porton of Kongmoon known as occasion, in 1915, when there had been man enquirad how his arrest had been 1 pair from R. Baker, Hongkong Civil

BerricoIG. the Shum On Fong, Half of it was fighting. There were pecple about all effected, en murdering of nations is by the

pair from anonymous. democratisation of the German Diarrhoea Remedy should be picked shut up and there were very leaw people. ns to the origin of the fire. He had seen; admitted that he entered that a310p.11. İmana Refto

CHAMBERLAIN'S Colic, Cholers and burned dose. The other abops were all over the place on that occasion. Be When brought before Mr. J. R. Wood bad ninde enquiries on the last occasion this moming the would l robber. Himple--Miximilian-HardxXx har realised this, without going to Steak temperature all tend to

"Change of water diet, and about. The streets were covered with Mr. Caoy on a previous occasion. Mr. Wing Onstreet last fight and threaten | pg from M. Dew

to produce bowal holm, we believe, but MAXIMILIAM trouble, and this medicine cannot be debris, including corpses, and bodies Choy was there Chief of Enlice in Konged the occupante with the dummy HARDEN in a man who knows how It may ave much suffering and attempt had been made to take away box and after giving further evidence to six months hard labour and four from M

fraterna secured in board the train or stesship of people who had been shot No moon pistol

TRANA NA NAM Choy then went into the witnesa Hur Worship septanced the adant. from Mr circumvent the German Censor inconvenience if you have it handy For dead, the place looked like a city the hearing was adjourned,

le by all Uberusts and Storekeepers

bours, stocks in law of the last days def

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