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THE PREMIER SCOTCH OF
THE FAR EAST
FOR 25 YEARS.
POPULARITY MAINTAINED BY ITS EXCELLENT QUALITY: NOT BY EXPENSIVE WORLD-WIDE
ADVERTISING.
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A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, HONGKONG.
To-day's Advertisements The China Mail.
"PUBLIC AUCTION, „
Turries in hell by Public Auction. TIRE Undersigned have received in (POR LCCOUNT OF PRECUNCEASED),
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SATURDAY,
the 18th August, 1917, at 10.45 a.m., at their Salra Rooms. No. 8, Des Your Road, Corner of Ice House Street,
A few léta of BURMA CHEROOTS
And
EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES.
Terma umual.
HUGHES & BOUGE,
Auctioneers Bongkong, August 14, 1917.
FUBLIC AUCTION.
HONGKONG, Tuesday, August 14, 1917.
THE CHINA MAIL.
that he would not have permitted the torpedoing-of`the_Lusitumin "if be had koown it, "because DO gentleman would kill so many
women and children" the KAISER has nevertheless looked on callously for nearly two more years at the murder of women and children by submarine and airship. Judged by | the standard of his amu statement
the KAISER "no gentlemen" and! must figure in history as verily the ATILLA of the Huns of the Twentieth Centory.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"LOCAL'AND'GENERAL
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The longkong Tramway Ca's, interim lividend is payable to-morrow.
The Police Reserve Band is giving another concert ut North Point on the night of Saturday, 1st, prox.
CHINESE AFFAIRS
· [The "Chinese "Matt" Service}
ALLIED LOAN TO CHINA.
SHANICAL Aug. 13, The Allied Ministers have met at the
French Legation and discussed the question of how to assist China after she has declared was...
As a result of this meeting it was decided to advanca $10,000,000 under the big loan, and the Japanese Minister was elected as representative to inform the Premier, in person.
The Premier has decided as the formal proclamation of war within three days. It will be issued as a military proclamation and will be sealed
with the Generalistimo's seal-
The Cabider has decided that if the First Navy Squadron refuses to obey the Central Cloverument's orders in future, the Government willinstruct the Garernors of Chekiang and Fukien to sond an expellition against them. THE LOAN TO THE COMMUNICA.
a
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TIONS BANK.
The Hongkong Police Beserve have been invited to attend the third.
SasuHat, Ang, 13, of the formation of the Under the Communications Bank umiversity
Made. Volunteer Corps.
Loan agreement, lapanese have the right to become shareholders and direc-
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"GENTLEMEN” AND AIRBALTS
Tex details of the enemy air hip raid st Southend are certain to revive the the demand for reprisals, notwith-
The Hongkong Steel Foundry standing that men who lay claim to
Company Lul holds its seventh speak with authority on the subject lary yearly meeting of shareholders declare that the general opinion of fin the Company's "office at 11.30 am. British flying men and of all those to-morrow, interested in aerial locomotion is that
The opening rate this morning wastors and bank officers. 249,5 16 demand, an eighth above pes terday's closing rate.
This afternoon there was no further change.
Prxiu Ang 13*
A special meeting of the Cabinet will be held to-day to lerile the question of war. –
The declaration of war will probably be announced this evguing or to-morrow.
THE CIVIL GOVERNORSHIP OF
CANTON,
PRKING, Aug. 18.
The sale of the library edition, in 24 England should not sink to this 12 volumes of "The Ambian Nights. It is reported that Chan Ping Kwan harbarity. There are geographical Entertainments, advertised by Meaars. has recommanderi Li Yin Bon as Civil "as well as moral disadvantages. Mr. Hughes and Hough for today, has been Governor of Canton THE Undersigned have received in R. P. HEARNE, an acknowledged postponed till. Thursday afternoon next
structions to sell by Public Auction,authority (rom ACCOUNT OF TAN CONCERNED),
SATURDAY,
to Our
men:
At & St. Andrew's Society meeting
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"THE TYPHOON.
DAMAGE TO CRAFT IN THE MONGKOKSUI REFUGE.
THE CAINE ROAD.
COLLAPSE.
'THE CORONER'S INQUEST RESUMED,
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The Coroner's inquest on one of the victims of the collapse of a retaining adjourned a week ago owing to the wall at St. Joseph's College, which was Tillaess of Mr. A. Colbourne Little, the architect who was superintending certain werk being done at the playground af the College, was resumed this afternoon.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1917
SUMMARY COURT.
CLAIM AGAINST AN INBURANÇE
COMPANY.
COMPANY MEETING.
THE HONGKONG, CONTON, WEAVING & DYEING
CO., LIMITED.
The case in which the Yang Fong
An Extraordinary General Meeting", firm claims from the Shanghai Fire and of the above Company was hold yestare 8500 ander policy dated March & Matheson and Co. at noon. Present Macino Insurance Co., Ltd., the sum of day at the office of Mesars Jardine
1916, insuring the plaintiff's house, in Hon. Me. C. E. Anton, Sir Paul Chater Kongmoon, which was destroyed by fire CG, Mesars F. Maitland, Cw on April 20 was resumed before Mr. Beswick, Lo Cheung Shui, H. F. B. Justice Gempertz this morning. Hancock, D. Manton and the
Liquidator, Mr. C. Bernard Brown,
A clerk in the Insurance Company gave evidencs as to issuing the policy to the Company's agents in Kongmoon, and also as to the commission paid to the agents. In reply to Mc Alabaster, for the plaintif, witness stated that the usual commission of 5 per cent. was paid on the policy in question.
Mr. Little stated that the work on the playground was Begun early this year. He visited the playground before the work commenced, and he examined the retaining wil in 1916. He then con- sidered it safe. When he saw the wall this year it appeared to be in the same condition. The play ground, however,
In reply to his Lordship witness required rearfacing, and he undertook to supervise this work, but not the wall. stated that his Company did not ask The witness, in fact, never eximized an agent for a report on the property the wall Whilst the work on the play ground was Boing done under the witness's supervision he had nothing to do with the employing of the contractor. Withean had not obtained permission from the Building Authority to do the work on the playground. This work was being done for the purpose of raising the middle line of the play ground, running north and fouth. The material used for the work was mostly
loose rubble. Witness visited the play ground shortly after the collapse of the wall. On Saturday last be inspected the ruins of the wall and came, to the conclusion that the building of the appar wall had been scamped. The foundations of the wall had been built soo narrow. It should have been built two feet wider..
the plan of the play ground and wall At this point the witness examined put in by the Crown Solicitor and pronounced it to be incorrect.
Having read the notice convening the Meeting, the LIQUIDATOR il Gentlemen-I have practically nothing to add to the remarks made at the meeting in November, 1913. The report. and accounts have besa in your busida for some days and set out" quite fully the principal events of the liquidation and the way in which the winding op of the Company has been conducted to be insured provided such agant, I regret the delay in concluding the well known to the Company. The final stages of the liquidation, but the Company knew the agent in the present amount of the second return of capital case, but had not done any insurance was of such insignificance that I do not business with him before. The agent expect anyone has been seriously was not asked to report on .the inconvenienced by having had to property because he was a reliable
wait eighteen months for it. You' · He had no connection, with will seo from the accounts that man. the Company-he was merely an agent in all the
sum of $19,741.58 h. or a broker.
been paid into Court or to Companies - Liquidation Account, the whole of which represents unclaimed balances. the cash available for distribution by It was in the endeavour to augment
Mr. Eldon Potter then commenced to address his Lordship, when he was interrupted by Mr. Alabaster, who statad that he was not aware that Counsel for the defendant was going to address his Lordship. He intended to call rebut ting evidence.
The Manager of the Koagmoon Electric Works was then recalled.
He said he knew Choy, the policeman
him certain sums for special police who had given evidence. He had paid protection. Chey was at that time,
about
A
portion of this amount that the delay in winding-up has occurred. The remit, as stated in the Report, was unfavour- able to the Liquidator. 1' will Dow wk you to propose and second the at resolution after which I shall be my ability- glad to answer questions to the best of
The resolution, was carried.
There being no questions it was year before the fire, proposed by the Hon. Mr. ANTON and His Worship called upon Mr. Wright either a clerk or an inspector, be seconded by Mr MAITLAND --That the on aerial warfare,
for an explanation and the latter al was subsequently promoted to superin showing the manner in which the accounts submitted to this meeting and has recently affirmed that "the work
mitted that the plan was merely a tendant of police. Choy had advised winding up has been conducted and the of killing women and children at Singapore, on Aug. 1, Mr. F. "Adam
sketch plan.
him to leave Kongmoon as trouble was property of the Company disposert of he who presidel, mentioned those member. would be wholly
Witness then asked permission to brewing-hut-witness said he could-not received and adopted killed--the-front during the "yest
put in an accurate plas, drafted last leave as he had a lakh's worth of and gnant seeking
Messrs. Fowlie, Cuthbert and Stephen- to penetrate deeply into Germany
Saturday, and bis application was sen. Funds epilected during the rear During yesterday's storm
the granted.
property to look after. He did not see in search of victims they would would be devoted to the relief of those strain launch Wing Ching was cap-
Choy after that. The comparison of the P. W. D. plan encounter risks which the British fighting. It was decided to invest sized whilst lying alongside the with the plan put in by the witness Towels, Bath Shects, Quilts. Pillow/ public have no right to impose upon $2,000, in the War Loan and send Lee Kee Wharf in the Yaumati disclosed a difference of two feet at the stated that he took as interest in this as the members of the Company on
typhoon shelter.
case because he thought it was not them.
The damage she base of the wall. sustained is estimated at $2,000, Witness, continuing his evidence, right that the insurance money should The 's.. Yu Lee and the 5.5. Tai said that it did not appear to him as not be paid He knew there were a
the lath August, 1917, at 10:45 B-TO at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Var Road, Corner of
Ice House Street,
A CONSIGNMENT ÖF
Single and Double Bed Sheets, Turkish
Cases, Counterpanes, Blankets, Ladies' Die Lengths, Indies Underwear,
Handkerchiefs.
• Alm A few lots of Kinkesan Tem Sets in mee, Kinkosan Vases, Japaness Tex Se, (Large and Small), Brass Jardinieres, Brass Finger Bowls. Vases, Electric Lamps, Rose Bowl, Flower Vases, Gent's Walking Sticks, and several duzen battles of Florida Water."
Terms -Cash.
HUGHES & BOUGH
Auctonicort Hongkong, August 14, 1917.
(Continued on Page".)
"
I am firmly convinced that $3,000 to Edinburgh for the use of by augmenting our air fleets and by Scottish soldiers. It was decided to improving our strategy we can destroy send a congratulatory meŝiage to Sir
Andrew's Day.
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In reply to Mr. Potter the witness
It was proposed by Sir PAUL CHATER and seconded by MUNTON That a final return by the Liquidator of nine ceats Hongkong currency per share to the persons who are registered
the 7th day of August 1917 be and
the same hereby is sanetioned.
The Resolution was carried, -- "
It was proposed by Mr HANCOCK
the German raiders in open battle Douglas Haig as a celebration of St. Loi, whilst lying inside the shelter if the foundations of the wall were laid number of other companies that and seconded by Mr. Beswick :--
over-the-North Sea-and-after a scries of these battles Germany will cease to sacrifice her airmen in die astrous enterprises. And be it noted that, the Prussian militarists think
far more of their limited stock of skilled pilots and of aeroplanics than scas they do of the lives of Germa
THE CALENDAR.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. H.L. Tramway Cox Diridend 416. 11 am-Auction of Condemned and Confiscated Goods and Gold and Silver Jewellery at the Central
Police Station.
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SOCIAL AND PEORSNÁL
"
Commissioner and Mrs." F. de L
Booth-Tucker, of the Salvation Army, have just made a brief stay at Peking
on their way to London.
The engagement is announced of Mr. D. Sharpin, Penang manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, to Miss Doris Campbell, sister of Mr. C. M.
Henderson.
were also damaged as a result of the storm. The former steamer's dam- age is estimated at $500 and the latter's at $80.
Was not
at that time. He
That the books, accounts and docu
in solid ground, but were merely placed had, not paid on other fires "in on brown earth. Furthermore, the Kongmoon wall
built of square denied that he had brought all the meats of the Company and of the Liquidator thereof be retained by the stones. In his opinion the lower witnesses for the plaintiff to aid Liquidator, be undertaking to Six coolie-bonts, whilst inside the wall had collapsed first as it was not evidence. He only knew one of the shelter, were totally wrecked. The strong enough for the purpose it was witnesses. No questions put to the damage ranges from $60 to $170 intended for. It made no difference witnesses had been put under his
The Police launch Apache, which was also inside the shelter, dragged her moorings and was washed up onto the Praya...
WILS
how well the
wall upper constructed as it was the lower wall
destroy the same at the expiration of
Company. five years from the dissolution of the
The reablutice was carried.
The LIQUIDATOR:-That concludes
obtained from to-morrow at my office
instructiona,
Mr. Potter, addressing his Lordship, civilians." There is doubtless a great
which collapsed. Witness thought at said that in the light of the contempor the business of the meeting," Gentlemen, the time that the wall was strong aneous events, he submitted that the Thank you for your attendance. deal to be said for this point of view, though our French friends evidently
encogh to resist the extra weight beatory put forward by the plaintiff as tol do not share it. The French are
graphie communication no definite the thrust on the wall, for-the reason least, highly artificial. What were those
Owing to the interruption of tele-added on it, as filling-in did not effect the origin of the fire was, to say the Cheques for the return of capital can be frequently taking reprisals for such
news is available of what, became of that it was eight feet away from the events? The province of Kwangtung was upon production of scrip... barbarities, Only yesterday we were The loss in the war of another the typhoon, but the Director of the wall told of twe French aeroplanes" bom-member of the Singapore Bar is Observatory report states that locul His Worship, then read the opinions bing Frankfurt-am-Main as a reprizal announced. News has reached Singapore observations
the expressed by the architects who had for the bombing of undefended places that Capt. C. R. Beckett Terrell, typhoon passed close to the north previously given evidence and asked the by the Germans, and it is evidently RH.A, of the firm of Mears. Drew and of the Colony between 11 am and witness if he wished to comment on an article of faith with the French Napier, was killed in action on June noon yesterday.
10th. He is the fourth member of the
indicate that
To-day's Observatory report states
them......
in a state of rebellion. Fighting was going on between the peoples' soldiers and the troops of General Lung. So fierce was the fighting, they were told by one of the witnesses, that the country. around Kwangtung was devastated. The character of the fighting was also made clear from a leading article, that ap
which story was adopted by the witness for the plaintiff, the Manager of the Electrical Company, and that paper gives a very picturesque description of what they would expect to happen," and it was exactly what had happened.
SIKH TEMPLE.
*
COLLECTION FOR WAR FUNDS,
A further collection was made at the
11.30 am.-H.A. Steel Foundry Cos that they enjoy greater security from Singapore Bar to meet his death is the that from the few returns available at the back of the wall is the result of peared in one of the Kongmoon papers, Sikh Temple-on-Sunday on behalf of
Meeting.
General Memoranda" Truesday, August 15 :---.
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(1 H.K. V.A.D. Examination at the Helena May Institute.
air raida because the Germans know
war.
it would appear that the typhoon China. Alling up rapidly. exists as depression over S.W.
that they will be paid back for
His Excellency, Monsieur Paul 10a.m.--St. John's Ambulance Brigade every raid as it were in their own
coin. It seems to us impossible to be May, new Belgian Minister to Chine,
The typhoon gave to the Colony certain that this is the true explana- who reached! Peking last Saturday tion of the comparative immunity evening by special train, courteously the total rainfall for the year (69.49 a further 5.80 inches of rain, so that France appears to have enjoyed from pat at his disposal by the Administra German raids. Such raids sa the one tion, was formerly accredited to Mexico, inches) pow stands at more than 10
For the time being, owing to travel inches above the average. over the south east coast of England just reported appears to be a raid dificulties, his wife and four children of sheer desperation, inspired by no
are remaining in London. "N.C.D.M.
12: p.ca.--British Traders' Insurance "Co's. Extraordinary Meeting. 9.30 pm. Auction of Furniture," Cortains, Pictures, Pianos, abs. st Kemers. Hughes and Hough's. «
3. Aaction of "The Arabian Night Entertainments" at Blessrs. Bughes and Hough's. TURIDAY, August 11 :—
11 m-Auction af Household Furni ture, etc. at No. 3, Wood Road, Wanchai.
Hongkong Ice Coa, interim divided
due. FrBay, Augustˆ24 ***
dua.
Sales Rcoras.
THE CHINA MAIL
other purpose than to terrify, kill or
maim non-combatant civiliana. It sudden death of Mr. W. Ryan, of the Singapore papers announce the was doubtless an act of revenge Chinese Protectorate, following a strain
THE WAR ANNIVERSARY.
_PUBLIC_MEETINGS IN THE EAST.
Witness remarked that he did not think that the water which had collected
heavy rains was entirely responsible for its collapse.
The inquest was adjourned until tomorrow to enable the jury to view the scene of the collapse.
THE MAGISTRACY.
ENLAWFUL POSSESSION OF
OPIUM.
were given
War Funds, when the following amounts Mr. Mota Singh, Ting Wo wharf 0.00 Mr. Ojagar Singh, Botor-Car
Co. (in addition to previous 40.0)) Mr. Ajmer Singh, Priest, Sikh -
temple
Those were the contemporaneous events gat Singh, Sergeant
of the fighting, not only in Kwangtang province, but in the very street whern
I, K. P
& Co.
MP
Tainal Sirgh, A. 8. Watson Mr. Bhag Sing B.S.. Fatihan
10.00%
10.00
6.00
5:0)
6.00
5.00
5.00
5:00
3.00
3.00
ingh, Electric Co
2.00
9,00
9.00.
200
2.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.0)
Total
$512.00
the fire took plece. There, in the Sang Mr. Soram Sing, No 10 Kow-
loon Lock On Fong, where the fire took place Mr. SangSingh, Gas Co, Yaumati they had" soxie of the very bitterest Mr. Gajjar Singh, Rope Works Mr. Wood this morning fined a fighting, the last stronghold of the Mr. Bishan Singh, Rope. Worka Mr. Ojager Singh, A. §. Watson for the great work British aeroplanes which resulted in the bursting of a blood Rangoon, and other places in the East alternative of six months hard labour, finally driven out by Lung's soldiers. In Singapore, Penang, Kuala Lumpur Chinese merchant $1,500, with the rebel troops, from which they were
Mr. have been doing behind the German Vessel Death occurred at Christmas it has been the custom to hold public on the charge of being in the possession He suggested that the plaintiff's story Mr. Hais Singh, Rope Factory-
Singh, Kowloon lines in Flandere, Hongkong Rope Cos, interim dividend DOUGLAS Haig's reports during the was 41 years of age, had been with the with the anniversary of the war.
as related in Bir Island on the 19th ult. Mr. Ryan, whe meetings on August 4th, in connection of 22 tacks of opium other than Govern of the lamp in the barber's shop as being 15. Darbara Singh, 1.8. Watson Mr. Scrain Singh, Telegraph... Atment opium. past week. Official Germany has Protectorate ever since he was a boy Singapore the following resolution was
the cause of the burning of all those & Co. Mer, Angust 17
Inspector Brazil stated thint the house, on the fees of those facts, was Mr. Didar Singh, Enpa Factory MooAnction of Kowleas Island proved itself during the war to and went down to Christmas Island as an passed unanimously-
defendant was arrested by a Chinese highly artificial. The story of the Mr. Barta Singh, K. Telegraph
Mr. Mit Singh, Cable house.**** Let No. 206 at Mr. Geo. P. Lammert's be so utterly indifferent to humane interpreter. He was a sergeant bugler That on the third anniversary of police constable whilst boarding, the plaintiff was not consistent with Mr. Boots Singh, Sue Yuk wharf considerations, that we fancy the of the Singapore Volunteer Corps His the declaration of a righteous war, this Kinshan, at the Canton steamboat those facts, but he submitted that Mr. Hazare Singh, Taikoo Suger only sort of reprisal which will widow and three children have just mesting of the citizens of Singapore Wharf, with the contenband opium the story of the defendant showing Collection on Sandey, Aug. 5th 393.00
Refinery instil fear into their hearts is arrived in Singapore
records its inflexible determination to concealed on his person.
that the fire was caused by the reprisal directed against their own:
continue to a victorious and the strug liberty and justice which are the com
fighting was consistent with the facta gle in maintenance of those ideals of
He pointed out that it had been shown mon and stored cause of the Allies"
that the partition in the barber's shop HE The Governor (Siz Arthur
could not have been set on fire so one considers this question of declaration of war strongly advocated Young) was present at the meeting,
quickly by the lamp, if the table was in be a business proposition for Insurance reprisals the stronger the conviction this course in his paper, has been the which was largely attended.
the middle of the room, as had been Companies to do this He did not grows that the best answer to recipient of an interesting token of
shown to have been the case, in the suggest that the barber was an unfruth- such outrages is the augmentation of goodwill from the King of Siam. On
evidence. He also pointed out that fal witness, but the facts were our own aerial feet, the improvement the day of the declaration he received a
The Harbour Master at Canton has the barber, who gave the evidence, had important of our serial defences with a view signed portrait of His Majesty bearing
isquod a notification that from the 16th admitted that his shop was insured by to destroying the attackers, and ever the following inscription in the King's ineraring aerial activity at the
own band: "To P. A. Hoffman, in Mr W. IL Trenchard Davies, Mans inst the new typhoon warning symbols the Mitsu Binhi Kaich front against enemy airships appreciation of services
atager for Chips of the Commercial in use in Hongkong will be substituted largest firms of its critical time. Hams R" Mr. Huffman Union Assurance Co. Ltd, bug left the symbols hitherto m use thisa their bases, and against the enemy's
is an American. His support of the Shanghai for Australis on a health trip.
Mr.EL G. Arnold has been appointed by teleg Mr. tells us that the KAISER fold him in October: 1015
days, however, but dates from the frat Acting Manager for Chins of thi Com rege outbreak of WERAA
TYPHOON
MAP and
GUIDE
Enables one to locate the centra
of a Typhoon.
MOUNTED ON ARDBOARO AND APED FOR HANGING.
precious heads rather than against Mr. P. A. Huffraan, managing women and children and old men proprietor of the Bangkok Daily Mail, in an unprotested town. The more who for several months before Siam's
Price 50 Cents. Though de GERARD Les Alfiel cause is not a thing of recent
From the Carya Mazi Ofice.
The resolutions passed at the other
meetings referred to were te similar
terms.
Aenalty list dated July 12 contains the name of Brigadier-General A. B. Hubback (of the Malay States)
wounded.
give the
ings rel
gkong.
the
After touching upon the evidence of Mr. Cobb, Mr. Potter proceeded to and
describe, and point out the discrepancies been
in the evidence of the witnesses for the⠀ Insurance Companies of that stand-
plaintiff the sake of Tugid not for
few paltry thousand dollars, object-to
Mr. Alabaster then brisly addressed
pay claims unless they. Ead, bons fide his Lordship after which judgment Freasons for not doing so. alt would not
jwas givenfor the defen
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