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prosent floods in this very aria MOTTO, to emphasis the urgency of raper The past neglect

of the Chinese Government in this respect will cast a vaty heavy burden on the present and futura generations. of Chius. Apparently the Minister of the Interior is appalled at the prospect of what is will cost to

THE PREMIER SCOTCH OF adequately protect the vast area

THE FAR EAST

FOR 25 YEARS.

POPULARITY MAINTAINED BY ITS! EXCELLENT QUALITY: NOT BY EXPENSIVE. WORLDWIDE

ADVERTISING."

CHINESE AFFAIRS.

KATHEENIN PËRLIAMENT.

Prize, Bopt. 98 Mandates for the formation of the now Parliament and for the immediate estling of a National Council, and also for the panas ment of the ringleaders of the Restoration movement, are expected to be issued at mid-day to day

MONEY FOR FLOOD RELIEF"

INSTEAD OF FESTIVITIES.

which is watered by the five principal rivers in the Chikli province, and be says it remains to be seen whether the Government will be able to raiso

· PEKING Sept. 28. o much money-several millions of The scheme for holding a review, On dollars for the work at the present the occasion of the anniversary of the time when the country is financially have cost $2,000,000, has been Republic, on October, 10, which way to embarrassed. That does not display aloned swing to the

enormous the spirit which gives promise of

amount of money required for quch accomplishment. In the pre-relief connection

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THE MAGISTRACY.

OP K QASE" OF CLOCKS.

A Chinese, was charged before Me Dyer Half this morning with the larceny! of one case containing six slocks valued at 851.30 from a Chinese shopkeeper. It was alleged that complainant en gaged a coolle to carry three candk of clocks to ss. Pau Beau to be taken to Canton

The coalie left two osass on the Prays and took one case to the steamor. When be returned to take, another case, be found one missing. He made enquiries and subsequently traced defendant to Bonham Strand where he caught him

carrying the case on his shoulders. Ha

arreated defendant

Defendant pleaded not guilty. Re was walking along Bonham Strand when ha was arrested.

After further evidenes His Worship

hard labour.

SATURDAY BEFTEMBE

COMPANY MEETING.

STNE DOUGIAU STEAMSHIP CO.:

OTALITED.

291917

dividend on the same

year, I do not

bat

any way oppose the tom of the Board seen

buiar

The thirty fourth ordinary general policy they have in view is meeting of the above Company was up the Company and put it in a held at the offices of the Company strong position to meet any contin to-day so noon. Mr. G. W. Bartones which may arise in the presided, and there were present future. The amount of $5,000 pund Thai Hon. Mr. G. E. Anton, the Hon. to War. Charities Fund, I am suze, Mr. B. G. Showan and Mr. A. O. mộete with the warnt approval of all Lang (Consulting Committee), and of us. With regard to the bouns to Messrs TF. Hough, d. C. Moxon, Otheers, it is only right, I think, that W. Logan, H. R. B. Hancock, J. S.they should share in the prosperity Dopie, Chun Kang Yue, Chun Tong of the Company, and I feel certam M. A. Razack and J. E. Comea that all shareholders will andora the increase which has been made. Qur (Secretary)

The Chamata and Gentlemen, Chairman hua said that the earnings The Report and Aruounts having of the Company for the first third been in your hands for some days, months of this year's working haver I will with your permission take been quite satisfactory, and I can them, as well as the Auditors' gerti. only express the hope that when w

A. S. WATSON & CO., Latches senes of aucli disaster as that purposes in portion with the sentenced the defendant to three months ficute attached, as read. Though meet together for the purpose of con-

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG

which is overwhelming a large part to hold a formal celebration instead, y of the metropolitan province the Government must seriously face the problem and begin to deal with it

THE FLOODS IN THE NORTH.

SHANGHAI, Sept. 38.

AN OLD'SMUGGLER A Chinese described as a cook on board s.a. Charles Hardouin was charged

the results of the last year's work sidering this year's accounts, the ing have not proved as good as were world-wide war which is now niging,

will have ended in, the complete, vin- anticipated at the start of the year,dication of riglio, over might, and trust the net profits earned will, that thanks to the conservativer under the circumstances, meet with policy adopted by our General

ia à business-like manner without. The flood in Tientsin is not increasing with attempting to export 50 Hongkong the satisfaction of the shareholders Managers and Consulting Commit-"

fo-day's Advertisements The China Mail.delay.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,

THE HALF-YEARLY HEETING of

Members will be held on SATUR DAY, the 13th October, 1917, at 12 o'clock Noox, at the Offices of the HONGKONG JockRY CLUB, on the ground Hoor of the HONGKONG CLUB ATACE, Chater Road.

By Urder,

T. F. HOUGH, .. Clerk of the Couran Hongkong. Sept. 29, 1917. 2147

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNAD),

WEDNESDAY,

the 3rd October, 1917, at 3 p.m.,

at their Sales. Rooma, No. 8

Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Ice House Street,

SIX JAPANESE CANARIES,

Two Months Old.

Termas usual”

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. magkong, Sept. 29, 1917.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, Sept. 29, 1917..

NEWS OF THE DAY,

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The moon will be full at 4.31 a.m.

THE FLOODS IN CHINA. FORTUNATELY the people inhabiting the West River litoral have been

pared any serious flood this year, on Monday. Since the grant flood of 1914 a good deal of conservancy work has been done under foreign expert guidance, with happy results, and this appears to have strengthened the residive that this work shall steadily continue. In the

North this year the Goods seem to have

The Cetober Criminal Sessions commence on Monday.

but it has not subsided.

dollars without permit from the The falling off in profits is due in a The north-bound trains, on the Superintendent of Importa and Exports. great measure to the compuratively Tientsin Pakow Railway, can only get

Sergt. Davitt told His Worship that low rates of freight at which the to Chwungchow, from where travellers the money was found tied around the Government have taken over the must take carts to Liangwangchwang defendant's wait. He believed defen- steuners requisitioned by them for and then embark in junks for Tientsid.dant to be an old smugglar."

the last months of the year under The money saved by the deferred pay- After hearing further evidenced His raview, as against the very advan mert of the Boxer Indemnity will be Worship sentenced the defendant to stageous terms on which they bad used for relief purposes in connection fine of $30 with the alternative of bas with the Tientsin food, and also for mouth's hard labour, and ordered the deepening the river.

The flood in Chibli has now affectedl 90 districts. There is over ■ foot of water in Li Yuan Hung's residence, and The half yearly meeting of the the authorities have sent six bits to Hongkong Jockey Clab will be held atmoor outside his house, in case of

emergencies. noun an 13th October.

PEKING, VIS S'HAL, Sept. 98. The President has telegraphed to

The Second B. K. P. R. Promenadë

money to be confurated.

THEFT OF IRON.

tée, we shall be in a position to meet any demands which may be made upon us. With these remarks. I beg to second the adoption of the Report and Accounts as presented. ***

The motion was carried.

Mr. T. F. HOUGH proposed, and Mr. W. Lonax seconded, that the Hon. Mr CE Anton the Hon. Mr. R. G. Sheran, and Mr. A. O. fang, be re-elected to the Coomult- in Committee, and the motion was carried

been engaged on charters. Several details of the payments under these Government sharters are still not

Mr. G. C, Moxey proposed, and definitely settled, but when they are, Mr. Grux, Toxa seconded, that' we are confident it will place us in Messrs. A. R. Lowe and C. Bernard a better, rather than a worse positionerating year at a remuneration of Brown be re-elected Auditors for the than allowed for in the estimates $300 each, and the motion was car

The CHMAN then announced that Dividend Warrants were ready and

on Monday.

been exceptionally bad. Arvast area Concert will be held in the Botanica Lux Wing Ting, stating that the sampan near the O. S. K. Wharf Hereholders. It seems very neces.could he had on application, payable

Lin North Honas, and South Chihli,

Gardens on Saturday next.

Provisional Senate is only a transitional including Tientsin native city, the Monday is the opening of the Sale organ toward a formal Parliament, and Japanese consession and the British of Work at the French Convent, Cause is therefore quite in accord with Luk and French extra-mural areas, basway Bay. A feature of the sale will Wing Ting's idea. has beca flooded, railway communicabo beautiful hand-made lingerie. It is reported that the mandate re- garding à Provisional Senate will not be tion on both the Peking-Hankow

aged until a reply has been received 3148 and the Pakow-Tientsi lines has

from Lak Wing Ting been interrupted, and the amount of loss and distress involved in the Hcoded areas is doubtless enormou. Ar the years pass these foods are certain to recur and to besome worse p.m.-Al Fresco Fate at the R. Claas more effectual measures are

THE CALENDAR,

MEMO. FOR TO-MORROW.

Cathedral.

MEMOS. FOR MONDAY." 4.31 a.m.--Full Moon.

October Criminal Sessions commence. Opening Day of Sale at Work at

French Convent, Causeway Bay,

A Chinese girl aged nine years accidentally fell into the harbour yester day from Blake Pior and drowned. The body has been sent to the Public Mortuary.

Lik Wing Ting has densaded that the high officinis in the South West shall not be changed for three years, excepting those committing breaches of the law.

The Government -- has: telegraphet sceeding to the request."

Sir John Jordan, "daring his brief stay in Japan on his way back to Paking, appears to

have been taken to prevent them. Nobody "interviewed," and a Japanese cows. doubts that. The Ministry of the agency reported him as saying among Interior in a recent voluminous other things that Great Britain is too despatch to the National Conservancy busy to attend to Chine problems as THE Y.R.C. AQUATIC SPORTS,

she is engaged in the war, and the Barean on the subject anys:--

SECOND DAY: Chinese problems should be entrusted to Japan's diplomacy, ste" We may be quite sure that the British minister said nothing of the sort.

"The conservancy of the waterway 10.43 --Auction of Twe Hand in this country has long been neglected and the beds of most of the rivers Printing Presses, Wood Ares Are are well-nigh choked up with mud and Heads, Cooking Utensils etc. at

which deposits.

hove frequently Messrs. Hughes and Hough's..

threatened the country with fooda. To 2p.m.-Queen's College Aquatic Sports make matters worse, those in charge of

at V.R.C

conservancy affairs know, vory" littla beyond, the crude ways in which the ancients used to conserve the rivers.

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General Memoranda.

TRUESDAY, Oct. 4:~~

st Theatre Royal.

Moxoay, Oct. 8

General Holiday

TUESDAY, Oct. 9 4-

ir

3 p.m.-Sale of Crown Land at P.W.D. 4.45 p.m.--Auction of Postage Stamps

it. Messrs, Hughes and Hough's. BATUNNAI, Oct. 13

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL...

There was again a very good attend ance at the Victoria Recreation Club yesterday afternoon to witness the evante on the second day's programme There was great enthusiasm inconnection

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The meeting then terminated.

? HONGKONG CRICKET, CLUB.

A Chinese marine hawker was charged before Mr. Dyer Ball this morning with the unlawful possession of 279 lbs of

have had to ranks in the accounts. ried. iron valued at $53.80.

Defendant pleaded not guilty saying I trust that the proposed distritu he bought the iron for $5 from ation of profits will be approved by bad been two or three years in thesary to put side as much as possible marine hawker's business.

to meet contingencies that may arise Sergt. Davitt said the fron was good in these uncertain times and to keep iron. Its value was estimated by the returns for the next few years, on a Public Works Department at 40 cents antislactory and even keel. Acting 6. He assessed the value at only 20in conjunction with otter loca! Com

panies your Committee agreed to a grant of $5,000 to the War Charities Find, and I feel sure shurehohlers. will cordially endorse the making of this gift. You will notice that the itemBonus to Officers has very considerably increased. This is due, to the fact that, following the lead of other Coustal Lines; we have had to grant a considerable rise in

centes th

After further evidence His Worship fined the defendant $10 or 14 days

hard labour.

NEW ISSUE OF BRITISH', WAE !

BONDS.

The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank inform us they have received the follow-

The Report of the Committes forkhe Season 1916-1917 states:

The Committee beg to sabunt their

Report on the working of the Club and the Accounts for the years ending the Stat August, 11

"From & Runucial point of view the past season has been even more success ful than that of last year The Income and Expenditure Account showing 1 surplus of $2,178.83, whilst no less than 106 Debentures have been paid off and five generously presented to the Club

ing telegram from their London Officelaries (paying same at the by Mr. Arthur Tafner.

On and after 2nd. October applications

ex

will be received for new issue at par of change hal at 1/9 and half ut 27-) 5. National War Bonds in denomins and in increase of bonus to 20 per tons of £50, £100, 200, £1,000 and cent. I feel it would be unwise of 5,000, repayable in Ave, seven and tea me to offer an opinion as to the years at 102, 103 and 105 respectively, ultimate results of the present year's Rondents abroad exempted from tax as working, but I may mention that on former occasions. Also 4% tax com although cargoes on the Coust have pounded ten year Fonda, repayable ruther smaller in volume

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The debenture interest amonating to: 9618.75 has been paid.

The amount received, on account of Entrance. Fece and Subscriptions shows

an increase of over 1400, pos bers of present playing and non playing Members is now 152 and 135 respec tively.

All Naval and Military Officers have during the season been permitted to join the Club sa subscribers at a reduced few

- The ground generally is in excellent

Military duties again of course rendered a regular Cricket programnis

interesting

It is

with the heats of the 20-Yardi Champar, Interont payable half yearly 1st. thiefly due to uncertainty in the Bf $3.00 month, without entrance free. Sub-Lieutenant Norman E. Wood, pionship of the Colony. Of the four April, 1st. October. Allotments obtain present Chinese political situation condition and several renewals and The officiale know at meat only the of the RN R., and formerly successful competitors, perhaps R Leeable in registered or bearer form. Bonds and general unrest occasioned by the repairs have been effected, to the Club 30 p.m.-Cbristian Science Lecture way of preventing a flood, but not the Chief Officer of the ss. Kweilin, may be selected as the likely winner available at par in payment of death War, at present rates of freight our premises and gear,

way to stop it permanently. Whenever was killed in action on the 20th July of the Anal, to be swam today. Licet duties and exess profits Folders of earnings for the three months of it a river overflows its banks, the only The deceased joined the Chius Naviga young swimmer with plenty of pluck Bonds may convert at the rate of 3 p.m.-Sala of Crown Land at P.W.D. thing they do to prevent it is to contion Company, in 1910 and left Chin and this combined with his good styl£95 for £100 5. War Loan Holders have been quite satisfactory. I now impossible but severnji

struct new river, embankments” and increase their height. They Dever last February. He was about 32 years and fine staying powers, should carry of 4. Fonds may convert into beg to propose the adoption of the matches were nevertheless played, make a systematic study of the velocity of age.

bim far in swimming competitions in War Loan at par. National War Bonds report and accounts and after that although it was dificult at times to get

together representati of the currents in the river, the

the fature. The final today should will be acepted as par for subscriptions has been seconded, and before putting unlikely that Cricket will going in magnitude of the river bed and the News has reached Shanghai of the prove a very exciting race and alone in the event of any future long dated the nation to the meeting. I shall be fall swing again until after the

The Tennis Tournament held during proper methods of dredging and huid death in action of Mr. Leonard Gal will be worth a visit to the Club for the War Loan..

glad to answer day questions that

March and April was very successful, ing dykes and dams to keep the

shareholders may wish to ask the entries being up to the average, and Noc-Hoogkung Jockey Clubs at river in a state of safety. When such formerly of Mesars. Batterfield and final day's programme, which gains antiquated methods of conserving the Swire. Mr.Gull was stationed in Boas added interest from the fact that there

THE DROP IN EXCHANGE.A Mr H RB, HANUDUH, in second great interest was taken in soss of the rivers are adhered to by our officials in kong at the time he volunteered for it to be a Ladies' event.

ing the notion, said Mr. Chairman matches The stand erected for charge of the conservancy affairs of the active service. He obtained a commis

spectators was largely patroned which * Yesterday's results were as follows: Exchange opened this morning at and Gentlemen, I have much plen-enabled the Committee to send, no. leis rivera, there is no wonder that more sion as Lieutenant in the Machine Gun Two LENGTHS (members only)-1,2/11 demand selling. At a quarter past use for the second year in succes- a sum than $2,000 to War Charities-*** and more sediments are deposited in the river bed whose height is daily Corps and had been in Francs since T. L. Knight; 2; C. Time, 25-8ces, there was a drop of penny to ion, in seconding the adoption of Mr. S. E Green for the third year in increased. When a river is in such s April last

2/10. At noon there was no further the Report and Accounts of this succession on the Open Championship state there is no wonder that after an

Singles, the year beating. Mr. change incessant rainy season, the river over-

Company. We have all listened, Nisbet in the challenge round and fowe its banks, destroys its embank

An explanation of the drop in Am sure, with interest, to the re-thereby annexing outright the Challenge country along its bank

Not content with this, Mr. Groen again

yearly Meeting--

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NOTICE...

Communications relating to nowe should

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Correpondents, mat forward their names and addresses with any communica

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Letters ralating to business should be addressed to THE Machine Mass con par quarter and per men-

nts of rabescriptina to is

and 35 40.seca.

HURDLE BACE, two length's handicap Mr. G. W. M. Reynolds, who for the past four years has been chief reporter (scr.), and F. M. Cruz (ree 1); G. Hall (open) Hest winnersBomr. Watson

in the conservaney of tisse rivers, of Health.

from see rockstore 30.3) for the

fourth year in succession.S

meats and floods a large portion of the and sub-editor of the "Hongkong Day 2) and J. Stewart (ree 1); R exchange may be found in the following turks made by the Chairman and up presented by Sir Fat Chater, KE tion addreamed to the Editor, aut necessarily It is naively confested in the the Sanitary Board and has taken over Final rodaput Valeria report by Moss Ilbert & Co. of Shang puny's steamers, during the year, player by winning the Angles:

Press, has been appointed Secretary Witchell (scratch) and J. Lima (rec. 1). Paragraph from the latest Picce-Goods although the earnings of the Com proved himself successful handicap Despatch that the Government in the the datis from Mrs Ciale, who has been Loxa PLuxch (open)-1, MA. Rhai:"Bilver bus again advanced and luns fallen to the extent of some All astter for pastication should be past has taken the view that the temporarily filing the position and nów

The Open Championship Doable written on one side of the paper only."

great labour and expenditure involved takes over the duties of Medical Oncer 3oum, W. Gittings; 3, &C. Witchell is now quoted on the London market 500,000, I think the result of the

at 54d, a price which has not been year's working may be considered new event open to any pa Distance-61ft 11 inches

490 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE regarded since August and September vers antisfactory in view of the fact Colony for which two

Challenge Cups have been presen has made it seem impossibis for The Grand Al Fresco Féto takes COLONY Heat wissers D. Lyons 1990-prior to which date it had not that the rutes earned by the steamers Mr. Ho Fook, was blevarlos the Government in the present place to marrow in the compound of and H. Lee, C. Chow and J. Stewart. touched Bid since April, 1878. Local taken over by the Government, as Mesars N See Kwong and circumstances ––meaning presumably the Roman Catholic Cathedral. Free Fual today.

conditione, however, lave not affected pointed out by the Chairman, are on Keung the Ohms Mail delivered free to uber in Hongkong and Kowicon, Enancial circumstances to undertake entrance from 3 to 7 pm. From 2

FOR LENGTHY handicap (members the TT. Take on London which rematary low bagigIt is leasing to The B Singles was

Moriebilst the Doubles longs Charged at this be of fix any adequate scheme. Yet the Gos- to 11.30 pm entrance fee 1 entitling only) Heat winner-Mareal and the same as when silver was quoted on

the charter girs of the Haiyang and Mr FAX Reimer During this and last month severn, ship- Unsate for extra copies of the Oernment is aware that these floods the ticket holder to a souvenir His Barros, Witcheit and Franco. Fmal the 6th instant at 49d., víz 4/104d: know that the estimate with regard ene chwant to lt Col

to-day 31a hould be sont la sowo As poutible cause financial losses which are in Excellency the Governor has expressed

maents of silver bare have been arriving Haching is a conservative one, and In the Profesional Fairs Mens

Grean and S. Dodwell defeate from America and our stocks of ever I am quite sure the the stipply a limited Cash 11 eta, Oredit

lculable to the inhabitanta of the intention of being pressed

Mere Nisbet sul LOM. Fletcheren have Time to Sycee Taals 20,660,000 location of the sta por OPTAGE

the final round Mexican Dollars 1£350,000, and Bülver flooded districts. It appears, however, moon is at tall to-morrow night it is

Bars 2,170.00 that the Government did sometime expected that the attendance will be

Koului pro rata Parad

Class of subegription to the Overland China Mills $12 per pet

pet sout extra legle copice sweaty

ago.convene a conference of technical

Alterations and additions to divers experte at Faking to consideg me sházon Page 2, 5, 6, and 7 should belous, to the Office, No. 5, Wyndham question and this Conference

Server, not later than 11.30manded particularly that the nort

terations and additions to Advertise aDLI, on pages 1.455 and 8 akoni bé portion of the Grand

hat later than 1.m

artlements should be sent. in

four

three" Chibli Province wh and Sabouriptifmar bicky comfy, labis- to flood;

Axed period will be

ax the

TWO LENGTER (boys) handicap. Heat winners Howell, Long and Jack; Hotelho, Headly and

Trooper Sergeant Ralph of the Mounted Section, of the Police Reserve,

done being

Chaid at the

poor giren in his honour Mthink

The Mixed Handicro Lon

winners, 18, ast year, bein Mia HA? Nisbet from thos Hunt And Mrs. Armetconfes

Misr May) kindly presented

758 Heetings

Mr. Të Ku