WATSON'S
OLD
BROWN BRANDY E
QUALITY.
25 YEARS IN WOOD.
A. S. WATSON
THE CHINA MAIL.
of age of those brought within its purview; but it is generally felt that it would be more satisfactory if a olause were inserted in the Lordinance providing that it should
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
CHARGE OF KIDNAPPING.
MR-- ALABASTER. RAISES" AN
INTERESTING POINT.
only coatinge "in" force until eix months after peace is signed. As The Criminal Sessions were resumed that time approached the ordinance this afternoon, before Sir William Regg could be re-enacted, either in its Davies, K.D., Chief Justice.. entirety or is
The Tah was charger with kidnap an Amended form, na the circumstances of the ring on July 20, 191, two female children, aged 13 and 10 years. The time may require. What all English-
Crown Solietor appeared for the proc mat hope is that after pesce is
cution; and the scensed, who pleaded ince declared we may never again not guilty, was defended by Mr. C. be under the necessity of organising Alabaster, instructed by Leo Dalmada the entire Empire for war. The The jurymen were Messrs RE great purpose of the Allies from Sedgewick, C Carvallo, M. W the very beginning of the war has Botelho, J. A. Bidten," F. H. Y. A. bento destroy the system of Lafleur, L. E. Remedios, E.-W.-White- The Crown Solicitor, opening the case Prussian Militarism, and there will
said that the prisoner was charged with
THE MAGISTRACY..
OBTAINING
MONEY BY
MISREPRESENTATION.
Before Mr. A. Dyer. Ball a Chinese was charged with obtaining the sama of 419.40 and $26.80 on false pretences.
It was alleged that the defendant had misrepresented himselfs harung been sent by the owner of a carga, bont to collect the above mentioned monies from the two persons who appeared as complainants.
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defence, but the case was formally Mr. G. R. Haywood appeared for the
adjourned until next Tueshy after
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 19.7.
PEAK.
THE DRAINAGE OF THE to. It was a matter of the utmosć importance to the health of the Colony that the sewer shoukl discharga into the sen, and the Bearch should, taku » up every case which came under its " notice;
DISCUSSION BY THE SANITARY BOARD.
"At the meeting of the Sanitary Board yesterday afternoon. Mr. F. B. L. Rowley moved the following resolution
The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
Dr. PARSE) said that he was inclined to agres with Mr. Bowley's motion. He That the Board recommend the was also of opinion that as soon as Government to exteal to the for the drainage of the Feak, and other possible, arrangement should be made
soon as possible, the sewers draining the central portions of the Peak inte the Western Aberdeen Valley below
levels, to allow of the introduction of the thought that many of the cases of water carriage system. He had long
typhoid fever, which wero continually occurring among the European residents of Ilongkong, were caused by infected food due to Hies. In neatly every case of houses on the Peak, and on the lower evels, they would find not very far from the pantry windows a dry latrine, Hin Wood sentenced a Chinese to house undertaking to provide an inde and there was every possibility of flies
noon..
---THEFT-FROM-A CHILD.
Camo
"The Falls" Mr. Bowley said that this matter before the Board at the last meeting in connection with a recommen dation for the installation of modefu conveniences at a large house about to be erected at the Peak, the owner of the
be no wish on the part of Eng the offence of kidnapping two mall nine mentts' hard labour and four pendent water supply. It was then getting from that place into the pantry. & Co. Lt. [lishmen anywhere to see the system | girls, one 13 and the other 10 years of hours' stocks on the charge of stealing pointed out by the Hon. Director of and on to the food. He thought if they
WINE AND SPIRIT, MERCHANTS, TELEPHONE. No. C16.
To-day's Advertisements The China Mail.
LOST.
Public Works that the sewer which could do away with the dry latrine. drained the site of this new house, aula system it would tend to the diminution number of other houses on the Peak of typhoid fever. As a matter of fact, certain length sufficient he was inclined to further support Mr. in size, but it did not discharge Bowley if he moved that the Govern into the an, BS ideal sewersment be asked to adopt that ayatem as
war, for
transplanted in any part of our Empire age, on July 20. It appeared that the two bangles from a child even months by your own administrators. It is two girls, who were servant gifle, were whilst the baby was being carried It meant by this that military sent out to purchase some cakes and on its mother's back in Canton Road,
Kowloon... training must immediately become sweets. The girls apparently went to a thing of the past. There will Cross Street, Wanchai. They met the probably exist for some years to prisoner and told him they had loat & CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT
A Chinese fish dealer in the Central Valley, near a house known as "The The PRESIDENT said Dr. Pearse's Falls. Hosuggested that in the interests remarks would be more properly direct
come very good reasons for the retention of a very much modified
their way and asked him to take them
back to their mistress. He agreed Market was brought before Mr. Dyer to do so anil they boarded a tram
should; it discharged in Aberdeen soot as it possibly could.
/OST: Early on morning of HosGKONG. WEDNESDAY, August 22, 1917-[form of compulsory service for young and eventually he took them to YaumatiBall this morning on the charge of of the "aanitation of the district the fed to the general system of water car-„
1 instant; in Kowlo n. A FOX
TERRIER BITCH. Smith hair, white,
with black and Brindle marks on head. Good-reward to finder.
A. P. NOBES,
A. S. Watson & Company, Limited. Hongkong, August 22, 117,
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HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY,
LIMITED.
SOTICE.
THE ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY!
THE MILITARY SERVICE.
BILL
THR very lurginating letter by Mr. Engar Davison, which appeared in the thina Mail last night, on the provisions of the Military Service Bill
hefore, the Legislative Council throws a new light on the
now
ORDINARY SHAREFULDERS Hill Most people had formed
will be held at the Companys Hotel on impressions of the proposed re- SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1917 t 12.15 .. for the purpose of reiving organisation of the Colonial Forces
a statement of Accounts of the Copany that may be Summed in the to 30th June 1917 with the report of
the Directors and to discuss any matter French proverb Pins en change that may be competently brought before plus ved la mene chose ("The more
the Meeting.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Curug, 1912 to 1st September, 191, Company will be CLOSED from 25th
both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board:"
J. H. TAGGART. Manager & Secretary, Hongkong, August, 22, -1817.
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PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned bare' received in- structions to sell by Public Auctions, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,
SATURDAY,
the 35th. August, 1917,
at 11 am at their Sales Rocms, No. 8,
---Des Vanx Pond., Corner of Ice.. House Street-
A QUANTIE OF STAINED WICKER FURNITURE MEW.
T-a usual.
2054
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneer. Hongkong, August 29, 1917.
(Continued on Page 3.).
THE CALENDAR.
Gezerai Mamoranda.
FRIDAY, August 54
Hongkong Rope Co's. Interim dividend
due.
Noon-Auction of Smoker's Requisites, Cigarettes and one Antor Cycle at Mears, Hughes and Hongh's 2.30 p.m.--Legislative Council Meet-
ing...
it changes, the inore it is the sure thing.") The Bill has been regarded
men. but Heaven forbid that the Later he took them on to the verindah Daving fraudulently converted to his mea of this generation should be of a house and offered them some bread own use the sum of $1,006, being compelled to contemplate the prospect! When it became dark the accused monies entrusted to him for the purpose of compulsory military service up to brought the girls back again and took of paying his firm's dabra.
Mr. Gartliner appeared for the com- the age of 55 with subjection to them in the direction of the Harbour
plainant, and Mr. D'Almada represented
the Ariny Act. !!!
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENE
P. C. 61 Gaskell is to be the recipient of a. presentation from the Police Reserve next Friday.
Office, where he left them. After a short time he returned and was finally seen by a policeman, near the Hongkong and Macao Steamboat Company's Wharf, in charge of the girls and was arresterl.
The mistess of the children then we t into the witnosa box and gave evilence'] of giving the girls money to buy cakes. In reply to Mr. Alabaster witnesss admitted that she had hought one of the girls for 3146 and the other girl had also been bought, by a friend, for $100 One of the kidnapped children then went into the witness box and whilst being examined by the Crown Solicitor, Mr. Alabaster interpose and addressing His Lordship said that he thought
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the defence
His Worship case for one wock, fixing the defen
pform whosezed the
bail at $1,000.
A PICK-POCKETS EXCUSE
Mr. P. Lindfors,
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American
sever should be extended to the sen asrage on the Peak, which they were not sou as possible, but the President moved at present discussing that the application should stand over Dr. Ozor supported Mr. Bowley's antil the sewer had been extended motion. He aid that if the Government That motion was carried by the casting had not the money to spend at the pre- vote of the Fresklan: against the sent moment they should so curtail the official minority. As the matter now estimates as to be in a position to do no” stood, there was no recommendation to in the near future?
e Board with regard to that sewer, ME. BOWLEY, replying to the but he thought it was the opinion of President's remarks, said that everyone the Board certainly the opinion of in
the district Was Jammified
.
a good many members of the Board by the fact that the sewer did. that the ever should be extended to not discharge into the res Ho the sea a soon as possible. Now thought the lower part of the valley was that these apply of the used for the cultivation of vegetables, engineer residing at the Astor Hons Colony WILA ared it was quite
and they were assuredly damajfied by the appeared in Mr. Wood's Court this possible that many of the resident on the fact that there was not a pure water morning to charge a Chinese with pick-rak would wish to supt the latest supply. If there was a pure water. ing his pocket of aine dollars in bank sanitary conveniences. In that cave it notes whilst he was walking in Queen's the sewer was insufficient and the outlet therefore he considered that the whole would not assist. that consummation if build & cowshed in the district; supply the Dairy Farm Co. might even
undesirable. He believed that the valley itself was damnified by the fact Grand Hotel yesterday he felt someone a private hotel, but a number of large The discharge from the sewer, be added, It was alleged that whilst near the district in question included not only that it had not a pure water supply.
Rowi Central.
We are asked to state that owing Proper to take a certain course which bump against him. Turning, he saw residences, also Government hungalows, was euficiently noxious to merit the
to the uncertainty of the weather, the Garden Party at Mountain Lodge, fixed for the 23rd inst., has been postponed until Thursday, 30th August.
A telegram from Peking says that the Government will probably accept as one which, so far un military service the Dutch Minister's proposal to exile i concerned, enacts what in effect Chang san. already exists, and that the only new thing about it is that it will invest the Government with the necessary power to "rupe in the few "ahirkers" that exist in the Colony. Mr. DAVIDSON emphasises in his letter the seriousness of the applica- Explain Marbel the well known tion of the Army Act, which will master of the s... Paul Born, who is deprive the British subjects of this now on active service, has Leen com As amended recenty for his plucky con Colony of their civil status." imatter of fact, the local forces have them in the difficult operations of mine been subject to the Army Act ever fredging. since the war began, apparently
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without any such limitations us, we Prior to the resumption of the take it, are contemplated under the Criminal Sessions, this afternoot the
to Head the defendant off and upot
the defendant running down lee a Government school, etc. It was very resolution. . In the absence of any might shorten the case; that was to
House Street. propose that the prisoner be discharged immediatly ran into Palder. Street distric
The complainant desirable that those living in the proper sewage farm, the sewer should The prisoner
should be provided with be carried into the sea. was charged with taking the girls from the lawful custody
an efficient sewer. It was also The resolution was carried, only the of the mistress and as the evidenceing in Des Your Rond Central desirable, in the interests of the sanita President voting against it.. clearly showed that the children had with another Chinese. As he approach should be extended as soon as possible saw the latter standing in conversation tion of the Colony, that the sewer been bought, they were not in theed the two then the defendant took to to an outfall in the sea. He believed lawful custody of the mistress; they his heels. The complainant, however, that the western district of the Peak were slaves, and since alavery had been gare chase and the fugitive was caught was drained into the sea, and also that abolished the Court could not recognise in the alley batween Messrs Jardine, the eastern part of the Peak was parti- it. Mr. Alabaster quoted authorities Matheson and Company's premises ally drained into the harbour and parti- in support of his objection.
; and Messrs. Whiteaway, Laidlaw and ally down Wanchai Gap, no doubt, with desired to raise that objection, the HLK. P. R. When the defendant was
His Lordship replied "that if Counsel Company's store by Trooper No. 35 the intention of extending that sewer
close of the case for the presccution.
The case was then proceeded with and after hearing further evidence the Court adjourned until to-morrow.
to the sa
A COOL SERGEANT-MAJOR.
tempotary, comes from a trustworthy The following statement, says & con- surce:-
Bill now before the Council. Clause Attorney General applied to His Lord. Proper time to do so would be at the subsequently searcherl, nine dollars Mr. ALABASTER, seconding the motion, bad broken into a 6.of the Bill says: "The provisions of ship, Sir William Rees Davies, KC the Army Act shall apply to all mera-Chief Justice; that the case known as bors of the Elongkong Defence Corps Case be held over till next Sessions. the Royal Naval Dockyard Murder subject to any regulations which may His Lordship granted the application. be made by the Governor-in-Council under this Ordinance: provided that A Chinese fortune-teller residing
I
Gentlemes, The Directors beg to submit their Report on the Half Year ended 30th June, 1917.
- ACCOUNTS.
so sentence of a court-martial upon a in a village beyond Kowloon City has THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD. member of the Hongkong Defence reported to the Police that whilst Corps shall be carried into execution he was-proceeding to Kowloon City, on
The report of the board of directors unless confirmed by the Gover- the afternoon of, the 20th instant, he is as follows:—...
was attacked by two mep; one of nor." Mr. Davinson's summary of some of the provisions of the the assailante stabbing him in the back Army Act show how desirable and with a blunt instrument. The robbers, necesary it is that the public after stealing money and jewellery to the
The Proft on Working Account total sum of 26.60 from him, made goodmounted to $100,711.61 as compared should know whether it is intended 10.45 am. Auction of Household or not to deprive all British subjects their escape. The wound received by with $102,238.11 for the corresponding
Furniture, Boots and Shoes: etc. at of their civil status practically for
period of 1916, being a decrease of $1,516.50. Messrs. Hughes and Hought 9.15 pm-pening night of the the rest of their lives. If the
The manager of the Bijou Scenic ing the sum of $42,493.32 brought for The Profit and Loss Account, includ "Frawley Coy.
application of the Army Act to the Theatre, in Wyndham Street, was ward from 31st December, 1916, shows MONDAT, August 17 :--
Force means under this Bill no fined $75 at the
Magistracy a credit-balance of #143,334.98, which
apportioned as follows
SATURDAY, A¤gust 25:—
:
Noon-Auction, of Kowles Inland
the fortune-teller was not serious.
"
that
Laid that the complainant, in pulling a water course or on to an open forestors county, and as the Morayshire, my ̧·
cept
The coolest thing I've seen ont there," said a private of the Argyll and Sutherlands,
was after the advance open fighting. Song- money, was found in defendant's pocket ment to constract a proper sower. which the complainant identified as his said it was the clear duty of the Govern times it happens in open fighting, that
you hold, not a trench, but just a line
of In answer to the charge the defendant sewer which discharged into an oper
A shell-holes. This time our shall
were next to a a battalion
of the Gordon mostly came handkerchief from his pocket, dropped was
were quist, ex- not a proper, sewer,: If the for a bit of shelling. I jost dropped the bank notes in the street The Government had neglected its duty in were. There was a sergeant major in into a shell hole where the Gordons defendant picked them up and the com the past by building half a newer, now this hole shaving as calmly as if there plaisent gave him forty cents. When that the lapae had been pointed out
as shells diving the defendant asked for a dollar the to them they should lose no time in major, I said, ye are ple
around. I said to him, Man, s complainant struck him.
carrying the sewer ont to the sea. heeft het's the river that Etgfu
fear
o' the After hearing further evidence in the He considered that all sewers should stands on. And we had a bit of a crack cast His Worship sentenced the discharge into the set. It should be then. He told me he had been an athleta in his day and when he told me his defendant to three months' hard labour done in this case, and also the and four hours' stocks in liene of the Wanchai Praya foreshore,
nanie I knew
I knew him for a man famous on last day:
the excle track
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STORM DAMAGE AT DUMB-BELL ISLAND..
Lossie.'
We were talking away about Elgin The PRESIDENT (Mr.", CARPMAEL)
and Plascarden and Mosstowie. and said be could not see that any about people thereabout, when suddenly case of urgency had been made out Boche turned up at the crater lip.
How he Both the mover and seconder had now he got there heaven only knows, said that the matter was desirable, but Germans round us, near and far. This but we were a bit mixed up with the Poche had an ugly look as if he meant they did not tell them who were mischief, but it didns' disturb the damuified by the present arranagement sergeant-major much. He just laid down The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, Mr. Alister told, them that it was his razor and picked up bis riffe and
desirable that all sawers should drain down one side of his face.
Chayonet, and, montered out
with soap? The Boche had a bomb in his band, tion to sk the following questions sewer should. The statement in the safety pin, and he up with his hands. Legislative textbooks that sewers should drain into The sergeant major rounded him up into the sea did not refer to all sewers. It scruff of his neck. He made the German the sbell-hole, drapping him in by the referred to sewer carrying foetal matter, hold up the mirror till he finished his and the particular sewer referral to did had to laugh at that. The
sergeant-
Lot No. 209ai Mr. Geo. P. Lamnt's more then it has meant hitherto, yesterday, by Mr. J. R. Wood, for the Directors recommend should be.C., has given notice of his intens into the sea, but not why that particular but he dropped it without drawing the
Sales Rooms. WIDEMDAY, August 20 :-
Settlement Day: Hongkong Stock
Prabango
Trymoat, August-30:-,.
FRIDA, August 31 -
"Queen of Holland's birthday (1880). Emperor of Japan's birthday (1879). SATURDAY, Sept. 1:
828 p.Full moon..
tilen, while the war lasts, so serious infringing regulaticos issued under the objection will be offered. The worst that six extra lights had been added Electric Supply Ordinance. It appeared feature of the Bill is that it sets nowithout authority to the theatre's limit of time to its operation. All installation. Mr. Preston, who prose- 6.45 pm.-Inspection of Police Reserve British subjects between the ages of cuted on behalf of the Electric Company,
by D.S.P. (B)
18 and 65 are required to serve until said the matter was one of serious such time as they are discharged, or importance, as the company's present dismissed or exempted, IL E THE plant was taxed to it full capacity. GOYERNOR at the meeting of the
The company had no wish to ba Council last week said he was unable public to appreciate the necessity for a riadictive but they wanted the general to accept the suggestion that the ordinance should be only for the sued last March and repeatedly strict compliance with the regulations duration of the war. We have no advertised. doubt that the Unofficial Members on Friday will press the Government for some explanation of this reluctance MAP and
The fealing in the Colony is very GUIDE strongly against such an ordinance as Enables onu to locate xbe.centro this, with an age limit of 66, being into the war would rather improve our
THE CHINA MAIL TYPHOON
a Typhoon.
Commenting on the arrival of the American troops in France, the "Berliner Tageblatt asks: "Is there now anyone stupid enough to believe those who
proclaimed that the entry of America
continued in force after the declara- situation than Guhurwise !”
tion of peace. H. E. THE GOVERNOË gave an undertaking ut the last
MOUNTED ON CARDECARD AND Council meeting that the Ordinance
FOR**
Price 50 Cents.
„MASTER, REMEDYJE abould be reconsidered by the Legis lative Council six months after the Diarrhoes Remedy is master over HAMBERLAIN'S Colic, Cholera and siguing of peace, especially in regard cramp colic, dysentery, and wil intestinal the training and the limit pain. One does relieves, a second dose is Farely necessary to effect a our For sals by all Chemists and Storekeepers
to:
To pay a dividend ́. of $3.00 per share on 20,000 shares
$60,000.00
To transfer to Re- pairs and Re- newals Account 20,000.00 To write of Steam
Jaunch
1,000.00
To carry forward-
to New Account 62,334.98
$143,334.98
retires by rotation but offers himself for Directorate. Mr. Francis Maitland
re-election..
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Auditors The Accounts for the Hall-Year under review have been audited by Mesers. A. R. Lowej RUA and H. Forey Smith, F.C.A. Masera. 4 R. Lowe and HL Perey Smith offer themselves for re-election.
1
O. LANG,
Capital subscribed by
theShareholders... $1,000,000.00- Reserve Fund
648,975.78 Mortgage Debentures
€49,500.00 HongkongandBhang
int Banking Lo poration
Working Cap
the Company
16.445.75
at the meeting of the Council on Friday:
1. What was the number of
(i) Junks';
shaya
.) Uther vesseln or boats; which were damaged at or off Cheut not carry such matter. To justify the major looked as if it was the most Chat (Dugab-bell Island) in the supporting of the motion, it had to be ordinary occurrence in the day's work. recent typhoon of the 13th August,
I had to get back to my lot then, and IL and what does the pecuniary loss shown that the matter was one of don't nee what happened to represented by such damage come to urgency, and that it was highly desirable sergeant major and his prisoner, I hope approximately
to spend a large sum of money at the went over the top soon alter, and I hear he came through all right. The Gordons
2. What are the present means adopted present moment. If members were they made an awful mess of the Ger- for communicating to the Police satisfied that such way the case they mane. If they are all of the same breed at Cheung Chan the fact that cer.
typhoon signals Lave hech would support the motion. If not they in the least.
ne the sergeant-major, I don't wonder hoisted in Hongkong Is it not would vote otherwise No complainta
practicable to improve such means of communication3
3. Are the Police at Cheung Chau provided with typhoon signals and, if not, will the Government consider the advisability of such provisions being made...
SUPPLIED BY ALL CHEMISTS... Chamberlain's
had been received relative to the, sewer
in question, nor had they heard of a single person who was damnified by the present arrangement.
Mr. ALABASTER remarked that he
“OPIUM SALES.
Calcutta, 1st August: This morning
did not think it could be said that no 581 chests of Beunres oplem wore offered
one was damullied. Only the other day for sale at the Government pale, of which only 90 chests wery sold. The rest were very distinguished resident asked for not sold for want of buyers. There was permission to use that sower for certain no brisk competition, and the bidding.
wen duil. The ལ་
total
proceeds amounted PHYSICIANS prescribe Che purposes, and permission was refused for to Rs. 2,88,123 ugainst Rs. 2,41,400, 100 of the sale of 76 chests last Ramady because it relieves tramps in the very reason, given by the Vice the stemsold intestinal pains quicker President (Hor Director of Tabllo
moetbedhe ingheat price oflared per than any preparation they can.com, pound. It can be bought from any Works), that the awer discharged into nooth The lowest prices offered per chemist. A bottle will keep for years, an open water course. Therefore he cheat was Rs. 2,200 as aguilat the same and no home is complete without, it
figure last/month, the average price For Bale by all Chinese and Store, thought that it was highly desirables, 3,901 against R. "1218, last koopera
that the matter than beson month.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.