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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 19.7.
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TRENCHES AND OPEN COUNTRY. American Army in France depends "Our Day" in Hongkong this year! In "What is to be the programine for
Police Reserve F. Ritchie charged a for its supplies. Destructive as the the Straits and the Indian papers one Chiness with assault on his person andin," said a wounded soldier not long back Fart) already published
Bullecourt is not a nice place to live: enemy's submarines havs proved, they sees frequent references to the "Our with damaging his cost.
from that part of the line. "It took | GENERAL — they have failed to produce the Day" preparations for the gathering in
The complainant was not on duty at some getting, and I've never seen so S. H. resulta anticipated by the German of shakris for the Red Cross Fund. In the the time. Hà was passing up Elgin many dead in one place before. There H. B. L. Dowbiggin
G. K. Nuttall War Lords. The shipping striving Straita, indeed, the collection is already Street when he mw some people were a lot of Germans there, and more War Anniversary contribu OFat and departing from British well under way. A Committee has the quarrelling and gesticulating and still lying out in front where we enald "ports every week is as great as it business in hand in Hongkong, but it thought be, ahould interfere to prevent not bory them. It was in the Hinden-
has made no communication to the a breach of the peace. There was some burg line all right. That's why the Taikoo Club has ever been. Indeed it is greater public yet as to what is to he the pro- trouble and complainant was assaulted Nobody could doubt it who was there. Bentley
Mosa *** Boche made such an effort to hold it. Topole All L'ico In the last week in February the gramme. I understand that no repeti- and bis coat torn. entrances were 2,230, and the tion of the Old Englishe Fayre is The defendant's story was that their front line.system. We were fairly Staff A. S. Watson & Co. clearances 2,201. The latest weekly contemplated, but a little bird has been small boy was throwing water in the return shows arrivals 3,744, and whispering that the Committee, amongstreet and a woman who got wet started departures 2,86 Thas, not only other things, are actually contemplating, to abuse the boy. The mother of the "Of course there's not much of Bulle have actual losses decreased, but the WarLottery.
boy came home at the moment and court left: only broken bricks and brick tried to pacify her but without "avail. dent. percentage of loss has fallen to
A little crowd gathered round them wiped out. But there were plenty of much greater extent. The
deep holes and a kind of tunnel com It is not an original idea. Thare has and at this moment the complainant munication trench, so that we had fairly came up and made himself generally good cover in the day time. It was
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His Honour Sir WBecs
Davies Monthly subs.. Staff Lane, Crawfunt & Co
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A S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., British public have never lost cen been quite a sboal of War Lotteries in
the India, the Straits Settlements and the obnoxicus: Dufendant was struck by rather puzzling at first though, for bits Woon Monthly subs....
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KOWLOON WATER WORK.
HONGKONG.
BIRTHS.
BARNARD-On September 4, in Eeking, to Mr. and Mrs. 3. Maitaunt Barnard, daughter.
Azy-On September 8, at Shanghai, to Dr. and Mrs. Chadwick Kew, a
to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peden, a daughter.
filence in the ability of Almirally to cope, with what bes obviously been a most serious menace,
Federated Malay States,, and they have
Mr Blad Severn
Monthly Subscription
been the means of adding to the British complainant who followed him into his of saps and sandbagging could be seen Britishers Monthly subs.
house, assaulted him and made a mess all over the place, and we did not know...
whether the Germans were bolding. J. Elliots Monthly sub...... and even the Germans who have a chest what must in the aggregate of his crockery.
be a very cousiferable sut, for the
them or not. We had to be very careful S After further evidences His Worship in moving about during the day, and
Baker been counting so confidently upon prizes in the lotteries are paid in War bound both the complainant and number of our fellows got miped. But 8. G. Newall Mottbly sabe... Toon British School A Monthlyubscription realise by now that their last hope raised goss the triumph of the U boats must Loan Bouds, so that the whole amount defendant in a personal bond of $50 our snipers gradually cleared the Gerjager Singh to the WAT chestach to keep the peace for six months. has been shattered The reduction The Steaita "Our Day" Lottery for
mans out of their hiding places, and D. W. Traton in the losses evidences the fact that example, is expected to raise $1,250,000,
soot grit proper trenches built.". the means of coping with the menace The odd quarter of a million is to are steadily being made more represent a gift to the Red Cross Funds,
TT is hereby notified that, owing to PEDES-On September 8, at Shanghai, efficient, and the shipbuilding yards and the balance is to be distributed in
alterations to the Supply Maine to Kovison Peninsula, water in the distri buting mains will be cut off between the hours of 8 PM on TUESDAY, 18th- instant, and M. on WEDNESDAY, the 19th instant.
W. CHATHAM,
Water Authority.
Public Works Deportment. Hongkong. Sept. 13, 1917.
WAI KEE.
$109
FLAG & SAILMAKER No. 129, Des Voeux Road Central, Top Floor,
HONGKONG.
Telephone No. 1833.
PUBLIC
AUCTION,
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THE Undersigns have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, TOK ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERN »D).
SATURDAY,
the 22nd September, 1917,
xt 148 m, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,
Des Vœux Bond, Corner of Tes House Street,-~
A CONSIGNMENT OF
WHITE GOODS.
Comprising :--
Turkish Bath Sheets, 20 day, Turkish Face Towels, (assorted sizes), Pillow Cases, Double Bed White Satin Quilte,
and Double
Sheets
Bod
Single theunstitched and plain). Damask Table Cloths and Servietten White Satin Bedspreads, Bimbed Sheetings, Laçı Curtains, Counterpanes, Shirtings, &d,
Aixo
A few lots of Dress Materials. TERMS:-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneert. Hongkong, Sept. 15, 1917... 2107
PUBLIC AUCTION,
THE Undersigned have received in structions to sell by Public Auction.
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
MARRIAGES.
CAMPBELL WILSON-On September 7, at Shanghai Colin Campbell, son of Donald Campbell, of Gartness, Scotland, to Gertnde Rath Wilson, daughter of H. Wilson, of Hong kong.
CARROTT KCAs On September "at Shanghai, Charles Carrett, of the Electricity Dept., S. M. C., to Esther Kahn, of Yokohama.
are now beginning to turn out new prizes payable in War Loan Bonds. shipa at a greatly accelerated rate, so that as time gesch we may hore
see losses covered by construction.
to
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NEWS OF THE DAY..
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Tomorrow the New Moon makes her first appearance at 6.37 pm.
Monday is the Jewish New Year's Day, when their year 5678 begins.
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PIERCY-DAVEY (née Arnold)-On September 7 1917, before Sir Everard Fraser, KCMG, and afterward at the Union Church Shanghai, by the Rev. T. W Pearce, RICHARD SMAILES PIERCY, son of G. Pierey of Hongkong,
It is reported that from August 18 to "WINDRED LILLIAN "DAVEY, the provincial capital of Fengties daughter of the late A. Arnold adopted the silver, follar as the basis of and Mrs. Arnold, of Hongkong..
local currency instead of the tel.
DEATH.
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|LAY-In England, on August 17, 1917, Walter Thurlow LAY, late com missioner of Ciastoms. China, aged
77 year.
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THEFT OF CHAIN CABLE.
Two Chinese were charged befors
1. Sutherland Monthly sube I Longley J.O. Wildin
Union
Party of the
"The last two months. I spent in Ladiesch Monthly subs.
Chief Inspector Bert Monthly
subscription Inspector Gordon Monthly
subscription
France." said another wounded man, Mr. Wood this morning, with the unlar
"were just like the first mouth or two ful possession of quantity of iron after the retreat from Mons. I was out chain table valued at $15, reasonably at the beginning and when we'd besten suspected of being stolen......
the Germans back as far as we could then Sergt. Willis Monthly sub After hearing the evidence, His Worwe dug a series of posts to hold what we
Wizard Federson Vald hip charged the second defendant had won: "Grass burts we used to H. Owen Carstensen
Bjerre and fined the first defondant $10, or call them. Then they were gradually. King 14 inys' bard labour.
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connected up with each other until there Pentreath & Co.. was a continuous stretch of firing line.
CB. Brooke A. G. Warren L. N. L.
That is just what we did after the Arras show. It was practically open
But what about the laws against against gambling In India, in the Straits Settlements and in the Federated Malay Statue, as well as in Hongkong ordinances against letteries exist, and though I have seen some strong protests raised in letters to newspapers, it is surprising that nobody who objects In Mr. Wood's court this morning, Aghting. We did not always know to War Loan Lotteries has 80
the case was resumed in which a Chinese exactly where the Germans were far as I am aware, brought a
test gardener was charged with the larceny don't "suppose they were much wiser That these lotterias are held of a cotton twill filter bag, the property about us. But we knew we were pretty
near each other. So in order to get.. Butcher with the sanction of the Governments of the China Sugar Refinery.
cover we dug a number of posts and M. E Mr. Agassiz appeared for the defence.anned them with so many men apiece. His Honour Mr H. H. Gom concerned, simply means that they have instructed the police to take no action Defendant, he said, was a regetable We had to patrol between the ports, pertz Monthly Subs under the Gambling Ordinances. But gardener and bad been in the employ of
Case,
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were
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it is surely within the right of any the Refinery for 27 years. He never private person to prosecute Wouldn't it went into the works, because he was ving in wait for you to pass by. Ger- Ft Dodwell & Co.
be a spectacte for the gods to see Ah Sinn" (punished last week at the magistracy for selling lottery tickets contrary to the ordinance), prosecuting. the Chairman and Committee of the
Our Day.", celebrations for the same
would feel obliged to make the punish- I am sure the magistrate
A big bear recently attacked two Japanese youths crossing Lake Chazea ji› Nikko in a smallboat, and injured them
offence mortally, before three fishermen went to the rescue
rent fit the crime.
To what extent the local defence force
not allowed there. He did not steal the bag; be found it at the foot of a tres wrapped up in a piece of paper He picked it up and was the arrested.
After hearing ovidence His Worship dismissed the case.
MARINE COURT.
In the Marine Court this morning, before Commander Beckwith FN
at night, and it wasn't very nice work,
tell you. A good many dead wer ring about, and you could not help
H. Sharp imagining sometimes
that they were ) C. G. Alabuster. man patrols, too, used to try and get. P. J.W between the post. But they had no generally enough to send them scatter- stomach for the job, a ride shot was
Ing.
bombed the
P. J. Wodehouse amount collected at the "At Home Hongkong Chinese Recreation Club, 8th Sep tember
Collected from the boxes at Peak Tram Station, Blake Pier and Star Ferry Pier.... Monthly Subscriptions...... PRISONERS OF WAR —–—
It was not long before we linked up the posts with decent trenches, but in our caan the firing line finally ran far ahead of the line of posts.
We kent sending out a good many patrols who German advance positions arar every night, and the Boche badt. received such a drobbing that be could not stand these extra attentions. He withdrew his line for quite a distance, and our fellows soon discovered it. Two companies went out one
Juba's Cathedral Offertory B on 5th August Some members of Hongkong
Club Monthly subs W. Smith Monthly sub....
Company, B.K.V.R. are requiented to
All former members of will be strengthened by the Compulsory Marine Magistrate, Captain Leish, off morning they bad dog afiring and by STAR AND GARTER -
parade at the Cricket Club Pavilion at
4.10 p.m. on Friday, 1st Sept., to be
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, Sept. 15, 1917. photographed.
THE WAR ON THE SUBMARINE
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint, under the provisions of the Hongkong Defence Corps Regulations, 1917, Captain G. E. Stewart to be Adjutant and "Quarter- master.
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Military Service Ordinance it is porhare too early yet to say. It is stated that about sixty notices-have-been-served this week calling up men for local service. They are required to undergo medical examination.
We sometimes hear that the English THE latest submarine statistics show-
of the Chinese in Hongkong is not gratifying improvement, from the Allies' point of view, over the weekly
what it ought to be considering tha It is reported from Kobe that the educational facilities that exist here. returns of the past five months, German Club there, which is now closed, But the visitor who presumes too much The British return showed 12 ships will be sold by public auction in view on the Chinese shopkeeper's knowledge the 23 their Cales Rooma No-kunk in the "over 1,600 category of the fact that the Germans are not of English not infrequently gets taken which is the lowest figure on record longer able to support it. The building down a peg. Here is a story told at his
ince February. The French lost oaly one ship above 1,800 tons, and
SATURDAY,
De Voux Road, Corner of
Ice House Street,
3
A CONSIGNMENT OF
BRASS WARE,
Comprising :-
"A varied assortment of Carred Brass Vases, Jardinieren, Flower Ros, Finger
"Bowls, Incense Burneri, Buddha,
kc.
and Tea Sets..
Terms
Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Ávationcert: Hongkong Bapt. 15, 1917.
THE CALENDAR,
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MEMO FOR ́TO-MORROW,
4. p.m.--New Moon.
MEMO. FOR "MONDAY..
Jewish year 5878 begins.
General Memoranda,
TUESDAY, Sept. 18 «
30 p.m.-Auction of Furniture
Carpets, Pictures, Pianos, Pinon's
is offered at Y850,000.
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Proclamations are published in the
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the Leong Sany, Captain Mooney, of the Chip Shing and Captain Lennox, of the Hennamet were charged with contraving the regualtions of the Port.
The prosecution, however, did not put in an appearance, and on the accused protesting their innocence, they were discharged.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL..
line about Monthly Subscription four hundred yaris ahead of our old position. We soon consolidated it, andICERS' FAMILJES FEND that is where our line is to-day
H. B. L. Dowbiggin-Monthly blood over the local commander allowing "Some German general must have spat
suba.
Hou. Mr. B. E. Pollock
Monthly Bubscriptions
us to do them down so badly, for we bad hardly got properly settled ben quite BLINDED SOLDIERS & BALLORS
still attack was made to
to try and torn s out. All the Germans, got was a jo Fateli & Co. Monthly subs.
lot
Ladies Bridge Book... more casualties. You know what AW: Monthly subs. division is the
Bold Well it was
■ regular
folding th
and
Boys Navy and Dockyard.... day for us Monthly Subscriptions.... I got hit jast at the end of the show, and Ladies Bridge Book... by that
left of the time all that attacking regiment WAS: back in its own RED CROS
The name of Mr. S. H. Ellis has on the fireate the air. Chir setiller Pira
boen added to the list of authorised architects in the Colony.
own expanse by Mr. Samuel Merwin, a
According to the "N. C. Daily Mail" Sir John Jördan is expected in Peking well known American writer, who wss | risiting the Colony with Mr. Charles B by the middle of next month. the Italians none. We are reminded fasetts relating to the Police Reserve Towas, who may be known to many in the cubles to-day that Germany Thase proclamations are rendered necessreaders for his activities against the had been confidently counting upon ary by the enactment of the new drug babit. Mr. Towns asked Mr. bringing Great Britain to her knees ordinance One Proclamation cancels Merwin to do the bargaining for some
the enrolment proclaimed under the Chinese Costs:
The French Minister, M. Conty, left Peking on the 10th inst. Members of the Cabinet, the Diplomatic Body and many French residents were present at
the station to bid him farewell
باد
Mr. Roy Chapman Andrews, in
lines and our fellows were standing cp Staff G.P. Office Monthly zube.
watching the German Mr. F. C. Batcher. trenches go up.in was great. When you see the gun at work now-a-days you often wonder F. G. Borka whether the fights at Cambrai, Vailly, Roral FLYING CORPS HOSTITAL: and all the other early battles were M. L. C. really fought in this war, and not in some other war twenty years ago."
We are carrying out a good many
aids or the Germans just one, boilier "I was in one of those just hefore get- day and by night," said another ting my life all raid twenty of us and rne officer, and we had
"It was quite a
we entered the German line
Only
3.37 162.50
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GRADE EER
31,294.50
Already acknowled..
501,270.23
8632,464.70 478,037.88
"Amcant remitted &c.
Balance in hand
18 $4,426.01
N. J. STADE,
Hon. Treasurer. Hongkong. 15th September, 1917.
A few lots of Kinkoran Satsuma Vases by means of this submarine war upon old ordinance and the second calls
simply to get a prisoner to make sure of "Wantum contée, said Mr Merwin to her communications by the month of the Hongkong Police Reserve out for with a grunt. He placed several of the China, and Countess Ablefeldt, have things Sometimes you on fore
what crowd were holding the line op the sleepy-eyed Oriental who shuffed up Cor Ablefeldt, Danish Minister to use raids are pretty entertain October, but the must now realise service.
costs before them.
And that this was bat another grievous
How muches Melican moneet in returned to Paking. The Count has, could reach them. At other times the Germans have cleared ont before you miscalculation to be added to an The statement in last night's (inquired Mr Merwin.
It would aid me in transacting this apparently, folly recovered from his Johnny is waiting for you, and gives
Lieut. Wealey M. Bailey, 30 y as already very long list. There can be no Mail that Amoy had no warning of the sale said the Chinese, if you would recent serious illness, which necessited you a pretty hot reception. In our case diaguising the fact, however, that the approach of the typhoon stands in need unfine your language to your mother his returning home six months ago for we did not give him any warning of old, of the United States army, was last
tongae. The coat is seven dollars.”
what
wa, were Loing to do. One tranch submarine warfare against our ship the Royal Observatory, warnings are of correction. By an arrangement with
week under suspicion of Japanese sa Mr Merwin took it.
treatment.
mortar daniaged his wire's little the day.
ore, so that we could easily got thorities at Nagasaki for taking photo- ping has been almost serious fastor in supplied to the Coast Forts and
and that was all
graphs of the forbidden zone surrounding the war. Eince the policy of "ruthless-reference to the daily weather reports This story, reminds me of another in charge of the Asiatic Zoological and were-split up into two partie Nagisaki harbour. His camera anch ness" in this matter was initiated in shows that two warnings were sent on which an American tourist was concern pedition of the American Museum, of thirty yaris apart. We just slipped a pictures have been confiscated Accord
bomb or two over the parapes and February last, the weekly returns the 11th inst, one on the 12th at 11.40, ed. He went into a well-known Chinese Natural History, New York. has reached crowded in after them. There had been "g to reports printed in the Japanese issued by the British Admiralty have and one on the 13th at 0.10 am. silversmith's in Hongkong to make a Yokhama on his way home after a year's good many Germans in the tranch, but newspaper, what will be done to the shown a loss of about 700 ships In further reference to matters purchase Primed with the advice that trip through Yunnan and to the Burma when out parties met we had only one army officer has not been docidal
Primed with
prisoner, and he had been shamming dead at the bottom of the
trench te, etc., at Messrs. Hughes and of over 1,600 tonn capacity. What meteorological it may be added that the it is never necessary to pay a Chinese Tibet border.
The Licut Bailey with his wife and child Hough Anction of volumes of aggregate. tonnage these chips indicate the setting in of the North tourist began to bargain. You don't nected with the MChatoma for 28 The officer sent the prisoner back present weather must not be taken to tradesman the first pries demanded, the
others had bolted over the open You were on their way to America from the Mr. A. W. Cross, who has been con- we had not to warn the German Philippines, having Arrived at Nagamki come over without
[any bar? Encyclopaedia Britannien
represent is an Admiralty secret oot West monsoon, but is due rather to a come it over me like that, you know, I year (acting commissioner for 18 years) once under escort to our own beat 600 passengers, was detained SATURDAY, Sept. 925
st on the transport Thoms), which, with spm-Police Reserve Fand Night likely to be disclosed before the depression over Tonkin
the Public Gardens.
wzan't born yesterday," he began has sailed for bondon. The NC. The Germans there were
We just as well did. THURSDAY,
war is brought to an end. These notified in the Gacalle that keeper placidly replied that the prices the influence of bis uncle, Col Wilford Pregner regimental ber. They gira you half that sum The shop- Daily News' says that Mr Crom, through a stiff crowd. We knew that from the
Germans there were 0161 Week while unde Settlement Day Hongtong Btock
Exchange
Auction of Sundry Goods guide to the actual shipping situation every lied travelling to or through in his shop were subject to no re Lloyd, M.V.O., Gentleman at Arms to bomb us out. We all got clear of the started almost immediately to try and In them a ship of 60,000 tons courtsweden, except children under 12 years diction, and eventually the article I Mathe King, has secured an impart, french, but the No Man's Land was being chance of getting through
of age will have to be provided wadi was bought at the price demanded. ht appointment at the War Omenfiladed by machine gure, while the without being spotted as one, just as a ship of 1,700 tons does. The public in the United States for a Swedish Consul es cars
Gerinade were t trying to "pot "us from jolly placks thing to do. behind. So the officer told us to
core của put on a lighte 10.30- Bm Auction of Drugs, have been evinsing a natural desiro passport must be indicated the full name,
and
keep the Germans down in their Chemicala, Hospital Sundrica ete for faller information and the date end place of births pel
other atc, at Messtarship Od's Merchanta
and Hough's. Douglas
tion of New York Nomicile and description of the has been demeuring cmong other well as the propose of the journe SONDAT
Al Fresco
Fában aid of Society of St things that the
and the time of validity Vincent de Park of
inform the nati ONDIT Det
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at Kowloon Godowns...
Thur!. 27, Fri, 98 & CAT. 29 Sept. --
VRCA
Annual Aquatic Sports,
SATURDAY, Sept. 29
Michaelmas Day.
October Criminal Bessions commence.
MONDAY Oetze
General Holiday
returns, indeed, are but a very rough
object
the jou
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back FADE Over the top he wants a cool sei: )
en carriers. In the
Stahould fart Cont photo
& stiff price as ho had been England.
Three of us were wounded and
khid vedya narrow és és peal: Hat the | were climbing dat of prac Oficer was the only one be as missing. He was gone boost two hou
rak almost daylight
got back and reports
as lying doid
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