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THE CHINA MAIL

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 1917.

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FIRST CHURCH OF

CHRIST,

SCIENTIST,

OF HONGKONG

ANNOUNCES A FREE LECTURE

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

by

WM. R. RATÍVON, G. S. B. st the Theatre Royal

THURSDAY,

October 4th, 1917

at 5.30 F. M.

"Recess"

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Hongkong, Sept. 27, 1917.

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PINKIE AND THE FAIRIES".

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Tüz A.D.G'N WINTER PRODUCTION.

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ames to the

A.D.C. Hon. Secretary,

M. S. NORTHCOTE, CO HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT. Hongkong, Sept. 26, 1917.

ST. PAULS INSTITUTION

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THE Reverend Mother Superior of the

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A large quantity of useful articles waitable for Xmas presents, including underwear, childrens frocks etc. may be obtained at moderate prices.

Referend, Mother, hopes that all kind friends will patronize the work of the poor Chinese Orphans and thus help the Sisters to continue their charitablo warka.

Hongkong. Sept. 24 19

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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY;

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THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEET TING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the Above Company will be held, at the Company's Offices, on SATURDAY the 20th of September, at Noos, for the of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a Statement of Accounts to 30th June, 1017. Company will be CLOSED from the 1st to 20th September, both days inclusive.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the

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General Managers, Boogkong, Sept. 5, 1917 _2083.

THE HONGKONG AND WEAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

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THE COSSACKS."

THEIR LIFE AND PRIVILEGES.

LAND OWNING,

The total Cossack population in 1883 war 2,048,049 (1,331,476" women), and they owed nexřiý 148,500,000-acres of ladd, of which 104,004000 eres were xrable and 0,100,000 under inrests. This Sanitas

Cossacks (Russ. Kazsic: plural, Kazaki, from the Turki quzzay, “adventurer," | land was divided between the free booter, 1. is the name given to con- siderable portions of the population of

PAPEN'S PLOT.

DECOYED BY A GIRL'S FLIRTATION.

How German intrigue in the United States was discovered and butted by an American newspaper staff is told by the editor of the Providence Journal (Rhode Triand), which for 10 years before the on the Atlantic coast. war had a complete wireless instalation

at the rate of 81. seres per each soul. with special grants to officers (personal to some of them, in "lien of pensar the Russian empire, endowed with and leaving about one-third of the certain special privileges, and bound in 13 reserve for the future. The income return to give military service, all at the lands which, they rent to different which the Cossack voiskos receive from certain age, under special conditions. persons, sise frous various sources (trade They constitute ten separate volakos, patents, rents of shops, fisheries, permits

"The editor, Mr. John R. Ratham, told settled along the frontiers : Don, Kuban, of gold-digging. ), as a from the his story when entertained by a Canadian-

baidies

they Terek, Astrakhan, Ural, Orenburg mant (about 100 in 1803), is used operators tapped the German wireless

receive

from the Rover Press Association at Tomets His own Siberian, 8eniryechensk, Amur, and

to cover all the

penses of statel organisation is the stanitas, or village besides a special reserve capital of about until they got a clue to the codes. Every Usuri. The primary unit of this and local administration. They have and kept the cipher messages for months, which holls its land as a com- £600,000. The expenditure of the kind of code was used by the Germans. mune, and misy allow persona

village taxes. The genera adminis NDIVIDEND WARRANTS for the on this land for payment of a certain tration is kept separately for Stock Exchange quotations; some ever

of all households The assembly

voisko, and "differs with the different as directions for funerals. share payable to all Shareholders on the and of an elected men in villages

voiskos. The central administration, at One of the Journal's first successeS 1:35 Company's Register at 30th September, frous to 30 households (one from each representatives of euch nisko, who

30 317, may be obtained at the Office of 10 households in the more populous discuss the proposals of all new laws who tried to blow up a great bridge. the Company, Queen's Buildings, ones,) constitutes the village assembly, Hongkong, on and after the 8th October, similar to the mir but having widerfecting the Cossacks

Disguised as a workman, with a three, attributes which Notice is further given that the divides the land, takes mesures for the

which assesacs.

days' beard, and carrying an old carpet the

taxes, SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER opening and support of schools, village are bound to supply 800-mounted sotnina where the outrage was to be committed In time of war the ten Cossacks roiskos bag, this man travelled to the point BOUKS of the Company will be grain stores, communal cultivation, and CLOSED from the 1st to the 6ths on, and elects its ataman (elder) and infantry sotnias or companies (snel After his arrest he was asked why he or squadrons (of 155 mer ench), 108 by the most luxurious Ameclean expresa." Otober, 1917, bath days inclusive.. its judges, who settle all disputes up to number), and 236 gans, representing had made such a blunder. He explainer

who aro

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that not Cossacks (excepting Jews) to settlinge zuministration is covered by Some of the messages were disguised as

rent.

INTERIM DIVIDEND of $2.50 per in villages of less than a house ing the Ministry of War, is composed of the detection of Werner Horne, the man

1917

-"

By Order of the Board of Directors, " £10 (or above that num with the consent

R. 3. DYER,

2. Chief Munager.

Boughong, Sept. 10, 1817.

of both sides.)

COSSACK MILITARY VORCES.

2001

NATIONAL BANK OF URINA LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION). (Incorporated in England)

UNREDEEMED BANK NOTES.

Dext 12 in active service and the last

JOTICE IN HEREBY GIVEN that stay at home, but

five

IN WAR TIME.

with

they

425 officers and. 177,100 men, that German officer, however dressed, 170,895 horses. In time of peace keep 314 squadrons, 54 infantry sornias, must always travel like a gentleman. and 20 batteries containing Leguna.

AGENT IN. THE EMBASSY rien,

ba paid on presentation. to the under/The officers are supplied in the usual fan, hunting, bee-culture, de. The Manish interpreter, was heard and noted.:

ment

Military service is obligatory to all men for-21-years-beginning with the-ago-of-232740, 50, 518-men: 0,04 hores). At the time when Fermany was eighteen. The first three years are passed in the preliminary division, the men ready 7 take arms in case of trying to stir up trouble between the

need,

Aija rule, popular education | United States and Mexico the Providence in the reserve. Every Cossack is bound Amongst the Cossacks stands at Journal again threw itself in the WAY. higher level than in the remainder of wn uniform, equipment, to procure his own

and unmasked the Germ inttories and borse (if mounted the Government Russia They have more schools and ■

greater proportion of their children, go By this time it had managed to put an supplying only the arms. Those we acto schoul In addition to agriculture agent in the German Embassy. He was tive service are divided into three equal which (with the exception of the Usari entered by Captain Bay Ed te arrange a

according to first only is in red actrice, while the two others Cossacks) is sufficient to supply, their meeting in New York with Fuerte. The any OUTSTANDING NOTES will march out as soon as an order is given horse breeding, vine culture in Caucas #perts and by Hoy Ed, through his rebound to plus, they carry on extensive cattle and interview took place with the atmoal secrecy, but every word spoken by signed on or before SATURDAY, thway by the military schools in which

on the Don', the Ural, and the September, 1917, af Noox

all the Cossack vaiskes bave their own extraction of coal, gold and other minerals for the Journal, which laid its report AFTER THAT DATE, holders will Vancies, or are non-commissioned which are found on their territories is innerliately before the State Depart find it necessary to claim repayment in Cousark officers, with officers grades mostly rented to, strang Braneo from the Boxum Or TRANE,In return for this service the Cossacks

strangers, who also own mest factories..

It was the Journal, too, which trackerl LONDO to who the necessary funds have received from the state com- A military organization similar to Broadway offior, and which working- the bogas German passport bureau to s will be rumitted

iderable grants of land for each. voisko that of the Coeurs-ias-been-introduced through a clever girl secretary, enabled THE BOARD OF TRADE make * Reparately...

into certain districts, which supply the capture of the case containing Fa charge for payment of claims out of

number of mounted infantry cotnias. Jones deposited in the * COMPANIES. LIQUIDATION ACCOUNT", as the

Their peace-footing is as followspen's notes and expense bills in connect pisk of England.';

Daghestan regular squadrons and a oftion with the attempts on munition "militia; Kuban Circassiana, „1) sotnis ;

Factorien.

This girl," as a shorthand A. R. LOWE,

Terek, 8 Botnia; Kars, 3 Botnias; Batum typist, had secured an engagement st Liquidator.

Sinfantry and 1 mounted sctais; Turkot Antrian Consul General's New mans, 3 sotnine; total 55 aquadrons and There she noticed the box daly informed her employers of the 3 companies.

|| daca when it was to be removed to

Swedish vessel.

sel. How was the to pet her own lentification marks, upon the box This is Mr. Rathom's narratise i se reported in the Toronto star:

**One day, when they were about to During the King's recent visit to the close the package, this girl, under ing. ! North ha very nearly became the victim fructions it on this box eating"" ber of the Early Closing Order. An official | Ianche" Nearly everybody else had goo of his suite visited a local baker'si shop but Papen, rather debonair, and Lond after cloring hours sad saked for bread of ladies, wandered in and sat on the

the reason that it is for the King, said her

reakce whet in th pointing orderingsbo wa duked if he could share

her launch with her. She said

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ths pollas Makamu wa Ph probed Pandozek, the gpicked that - was denie, and the King:

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