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THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERIL.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 19.7.

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE the unofficial members of the Council AMERICAN THANKSGIVING morality or of religion can prev

COUNCIE.

would be invited to sibon the Com- mittee if they cared to do so, but the committed" would not be composed exclusively of members of the Legie Lativa Council ay ka 45 m

Atueeting of the Council was held this afternoon, the Hon. Mr. Is anybody unaware that is Cland Severn, C.M.G., Officer Ad- The Bill then passed its second reaching Heather Day to-morrow.

ministering the Government pre-and was read a third time and passed. sided. There were also present ;------

THE PENSION ORDINANCE. H. Major General F. Varais, General Officer Commanding.

Mr. Deaman Fullar will give tha next of his informal recitulay at the Helena May Institute at 3.30, pm on Monday Dec., 10th. These recitals are open to all

A Feking telegram states that Liang Chi Chao, Minister of Finance, is shortly proceeding to Europe and America, It is reported that he will go on a mission of high importance.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals bags. to acknowledge with thanks the follow

& Co., Ltd.ing donation to the furds of the

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, TELEPHONE No. 616.

To-day's Advertisements

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE

TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the 1 HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGR will be CLOSED on FRIDAY, 30th instant, at o'clock. “HEATHER DAY

By Order of the Committee,

A. 8. G. JACKSON, Acting Secretary,

Hongkons. Sor. 29, 1917.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Mr. and Mr. K. S. MORRISON tender sincere thanks to all friends for kind axpressions of sympathy in their recent bereavement.

The China Mail.

MONOKONG, THURSDAY, Nor. 29, 1817.

2143.

THE INVINCIBLE" LINE,

FIRE INSURANOM ASSOCIATION

OF HONGKONG.

HEATHER DAY.

À FRW" months ago Germany's

Ecapitala-

Union Church......$96.69

Cpl Scott, Heavyweight Champion of Hongkong while here,, must have pat on "weight considerably on his way home, for a report in a London contem-

a reproduced by a local 'porary,

contemporary, says: carrying Slat & of well-shaped bone and

muscle." 442 lbs. !

The Acting Colonial Secretary, Mr. A. G. M. FLETCHER..

The Attorney-General, · Hon., Kit. J. H. KEMP.

The Captain Supt. of Folics, Hon, Mr. Mol. Massaa.

The Director of Public Works, Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAM, C.M.G.

The Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Hon. Mr. B.B. HALLIFAX "Hon. Mr. C. L ́ANTON" Hoa MG Line Các Ph

Hon. Mt. PH HOLYOK. Hon. Mr. R. G.SHEWAN.. Hon Mr. Ho Fook.

DAY

them front committing however hideous, provided ise

·SERVICE AT THE CATHEDRAL. thought to be in the interests of Germany. This, is the spirit wa The service hall in St. John's have to fight. It practically come Cathedral to-day in celebration of the to American Day of Thanksgiving wa largely attended by American residente The Attorney General moved the of the Colony including Mr. 6. C second reading of the Bill intitutled. An Anderson, the American Consal General Anil ho should keep who can." Ordinance to amend the Pension Ordin-and Staf

Rights don't count. God is no The service, which was conducted where. Germany has been very by the Bishop of Victoria, opened

thorough and very logical in her

ance, 1862

.

The Hon. Colonial Secretary second ed, and the Bill passed its second and third readings

THE MAGISTRACY.

AN OPIUM, CASE.

Revenue Inspector Wildin charged a Chinese this morning with the unlawful "Alr. E. Bulous, Acting, Clerk of ouestion of ten, tasin of opium other Councils.

than Government opium.

Defendant pleaded not guilty.

RENT ALLOWANCES. The Officer Administering the Govern ment recommanded the Council to

It was stated... that Chinese venue officer, acting ou information

MA

of

The good old rule the simple plax Thas he should take, who has ther

power

by the playing the Star Spangled Banner" on the letermination to put the state before entrance of the Choir. A portion of God and so to leave Him out. But the ordinary morning service was then other nations and peoples are pot gone through His Excellency, the entirely tree from blame in this Officer Administering the Government, respect. The supreme question that the Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, CMG, we have to ask is not, does a thing reading the lesson, which was pay Is io: commonly done? Or is followed by the singing of the Hyman | it pleasant? But, is it right? Pan-

ciple must come before profit, plea

*America"

The Bishop of Victoria then delivered suze or fashion. The deepest think- ers in England and America are now the following address:--

The Bishop said The President coming to agree with Mr. Well when of the United States has summoned he puts into the mouth of his Mr. the citizens of that great Republic Brittling: Religion is the first thing to observe a day of thanksgiving and and the last thing, and until a man prayer. My brethren of America has found. God and been found by this house of prayer for the purpose works to no end. He may have his of such devotions. I may say it is friendships. his partial loyalties, bia entirely always put at your dis-serpe of honour. But all theur posul on every similar occasion if things fall into pince and life falls you wish. The celebration of this into place only with God. Only with day is primarily an expression of God. God who fights through men thanksgiving to Almighty God for against Blind Force, and Might and the blessing of the harvest It is Non-Existence; who is the end, who He who has given the sunshine, and is the meaning, He is the King."

the vast harvest fields of the world. We plant the fields and scatter

and vote a sum of $3,500 in aid of the vote received, stopped defendant as he was you are very welcome to the use of God, he begins at no beginning, he

Miscellaneous Services, Rent Allowancer.ving the 2.a. Sui An at the Wing His EXCELLENCE said:The sum of Lank Wharf last night. Defendant 88,500 recommended for the purpose of was carrying tin fall of fish in paying monthly allowances not exceed-basket. This he dropped and attempted ing $100 in the case of Senior Officers run away but was aventually caught The tin was found to be double-bottom- and $30 in the case of Junior Officers, ed and in the compartment thus made, whose wives and families have been

ten taeis of opium were found. absent from the Colony, during the

Defendant gave se bis excuse that be

Word has been received that 14 out of 12 students of St. Paul's College who ast for an elementary and intermediate examination in Pitman's Shorthand, in June last, under the

have passed, and certificates have been 's wardedaccordingly.

suspices of Fitman's Institate, England, current year for a consecutive period had been given the tin to carry by the rain and ripened the grain on our celebration to-day is a publi

tidy up that is behind the lines as the advance progresses, we read: "The Captait commanding No. 1 Company was at Eton and later in the Eife Brigade-one of our finest Corps d'elite, and later still was called to the Bar and practised as a barrister in Hongkong" Who is be!

STEALING A SHOW CASE.

AZOTOR is hereby giron that all FIRE ( military idol, HINDENBURG declared In sa article on "The men who the Civil Service, occupying separate fine of $1,000 with the alternative of the good "seed on the land but it is such declaration of dependence be not

INSURANCE OFFICES that the Western front had been CLOSED for the fransaction of Public Business after I p.m. on FRIDAY, 20th made so strong that it would with November, 1017.

stand any attack. He had previously By Order.

laughed at the idea of the British and French “biting into the granite 3344 of our wall is the West," but he did not enjoy the laugh long. Ho very soon learnt that the British had teeth of extraordinary strength, #ad within fortnight after

A. A LOWE,

Beer skary. Hongkong, Nov. 29, 1917.

MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG.

HEATHER DAY

MARINE INSURANCE OFFICES

TOTICE herby girsa that all HINDENBURG had bragged about wil CLOSED for the Transaction of the Western front being a strong. Publis Burl after 1 p.m. on FRIDAY, that is would withstand any attack, 30th November, 1917.

Sir DOUGLAS HAIG. was able to By Order,

A. R. LOWE,

Borsbury, Hongkong, Nov. 18, 1917.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

2245

HEATHER DAY.

GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM OUTPOETS.

of more than twe months. It was restranger on board the steamer. presented that the scheme for providing His Worship was not satisfied with allowances in aid of rent to members of this explanation and imposed on him houses or tenements gave no relief to six weeks' hard labour married officers who, in the absence of their families, were living in circum- stances that did not qualify them for

A Chinese youth was charger before such allowances. The heavy charges to Mr. Dyer Ball this morning with the which they are liable for the support of their families elsewhere clearly entitles larceny of a show, case containing a them to some relief, especially in view quantity of Chinese shore, from a shop of the fact that it is in many cases imposin Queen's Road Central. sible for an officer's wife and faraily to return to the Colony at present if' desired. The degree of hardship incurred varies so much that the allow ance to be granted is left to the discretion of the Governor in each case.

Defendant pleaded guilty.

declaration of your faith in God and your dependence upon Him. Let

fed and watered by God's Almighty only for today but for every day-les- hand." We are too prone to neglect it characterise the whole tone of life. to praise Him for His goodness and Your forefathers who established it is fisting that a special day should your liberties and laid the found he appointed for such a purpose. tions be your democracy were Godly It is also a declaration of our people. Let us seek to be worthy of dependence upon. Gox. You are the trust committed to us. God nell familiar with the phrase requires truth in the inward parts, ** declaration of independence. He will not fight for us simply be Inspector Kent stated that yesterday There is a time to be proud of one's cause we use His Name. No one the defendant unbooked the show case. independence. I take it that all does that more than the act belonging to a shop in Queen's Rand who rightly rond, the history of the God is not on the side of broken Central, from the wall, pot it on his sixteenth and seventeenth centuries treaties.He is not on the side of shoulders and walked away with it. He must sympathise with America's frightfulness and inhumanity nor is was seen, however, by a fort of the shop pride in her declaration of indepen- He on the side of self-indulgence, The grant of such allowances have been who chased him. He dropped the case dence of outside interference und intemperance or impurity. The wol- approved by the Secretary of Stand ran away but was finally arrested unjust control, but there is a time diers and sailors of the Allied court- subject to the consent of the Honourable by two Chinese Special Police. Members.

A sentence of seven weeks hard to remind ourselves not so much of tries are giving their lives, the stater- The grant was subsequently agreed tabour was imposed.

our own independence us of our men of America are giving their best dependence upon one another. We thought, citizens are consecrating ALLEGED THEFT OF OLD TYFE are told by the Evangelists that the their money. It is not too much to

OPIUM MARKS

Mr. W. N..holson's appeal to the announes bite which in two Coast Ports on behalf of Heather Day days took important pieces out of Fund has been most successful, the sum |that front, together with over 13,000 | to hand (including promises) represent- prisoners, 168 guns and 250 machine ing over f$2,100 Foochow, Amor, THE Undersigned have received in-uns. Some time afterwards in a Swatow and Formoss are all contribs to by the Finance Committee.

structions to sell by Public Auction, telegram to the GERMAN EMPRESS ting nicely, not to speak of Saigon which has cabled the magnificent amount the KAISER said: "The great of 81,550. British and French offensive has come to an end," and German military experts wrote of its a Yesterday afternoon, the Heather failure. They probably realise by this Day Souvenir Programmes wese on sale and went like hot cakes, almost indeed

ON

SATURDAY,

the 1st December, 1917,

at 10:30 am at their Sales Rooms, No. 5, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Te

House Street,

TWO CASES OF HAM Termas usual

EUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Bongkong, Nov. 9, 1917.

9341

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The

of

certain

Attorney

defects

time that it was only the end of the as fast as they issued from the binders seconded... first stage in the offensive that had hands. Copies were distributed for

Hon best reached. Within a week after sale at the Hongkong Hotel, King said that the KAISER had concluded that the Edward Hotel, Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, been brought to light in Angle-French offensive had come Ltd, Wm. Powell Lutit, Cafe Wiseman,

existing ordinance by a AE Undersigned have received into an end, the Germans lost the Acderson Music Company, and today.hich a Chinese was found to be in

structions to sell by Pablic Auction,

SATURDAY,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

further copies as they become available will be obtainable as other leading stores, etc.

Messines ridge, another 3,000 or 7,000 prisoners, and a vastly greater amber in killed and wounded. The latest attack in the Cambrai region is but another in the The following will appear at the SEVERAL CASES PURE SALAD OIL series. The ultimate objective of Grand Palace of Varieties on Murray

Terms-as usual.

the 1st December, 1917, at 10.30 am, at their Bales Booms No. 8, Des Vaux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,

W

the stolen.

in

The Hon Attorney General moved A Chincue printer employed by the apostolic fisherraen when confronted ask that American and British the second reading of the Bill intituled Vistoria Barracks was charged before Mr, by a difficult task beckoned to their citizens in Hongkong set themselves An Ordinance to make further provision Dyer Ball this morning with the larceny partners who were in the other ship to raise the standard of living in the against the counterfeiting of labeles, of 269 lbs of old type valued at $60, the to come and help them. This they Colony. Let selfishness and intem- wrappers and marks used in commotion, property of the War Department, on did with a moet satisfactory result. perance and impurity be unknowni with Government opium.

various dates between the lat September The European Allies are confronted amongst us, young man who The Hon. Acting Colonial Secretary and 28th November 1917, and another by an appalling task to maintain the comes here should be made to feel Chinese described as a gardens and civilisation and principles of freedom that he is expected to live a schor

and pare

life. American men and Generel

marine harker, was charged within the world, we beckoned to you

women in the Colony must belp him had receiving same knowing the type to be who were in the other ship across to: do

the Atlantic and you have readily God for His blessing upon your so. You have cause to thank Both defendants pleaded not guilty. come to help us. We were not. in- Mr. G. R. Haywood appeared for the dependent of you and you realise missionary enterprise in China. No possession of ferged labels which he second defandant."

that, to maintain your own liberties nation is more respected by the was offering for sale, as such, and it bad

His Worship remanded both prisoners and freedom you were not indepen, Chinese and you are sending fine been found that under the existing until the next Wednesday, bail being dent of us. The war has revealed men and women and giving largely ordinance no steps could be taken. Allowed for the second defendant only our mutual dependence and our

of your substance. The YM.C. similar case was decided in a like in $200.

unity of race and nationality. But movement in China owes much to the chief point that I would em- American benefaction and enterprise manner at-home, The new Bill would remedy this defect and it would also this series of intensive offensives, parade ground to-morrow

phasise now is that we are all alike and I have recently visited that make the possession of dies and

dependent upon God. There are remarkable educational establisk is, as the American communiqué D. Vernon and Agar, eccentric and

other appliances for the manifsature patter comedians.

A Chinese woman named Kwong Si, ample wimings in Holy Writ for ment, the Canton Christian College. puts it, the inftening of the

Jock Marriot and bis Boxing Boys of such labels, wrappers or marks as working as an amah for Mr. Niessin individuals and nations who forget From this great institution American Bomy's line, by the sapping year-old Sonny Marriot versus 10

Jeremiah, a clerk in the employ of old Battling im; 12 year-old Slugger punishable offence. of his man-power. The important Lawson verstis 19 year-old Spiku Logan; The Bill then passed its second Humphroys Estates and Finance Co. at God. It was the foot who said in influence la touching the lives of thing to note is that on the western Jock Marriott versus Tom Kelly Young reading, was read a third time and No. 99 Praya East, was found murdered his cart, there is no God," and hundreds of China's future leader.

Jim Anderson, referee.

That influence is avowedly and prae- front the Germans, thought they have│· Eightsome reels by iny Tata from

The deceased had been strangled to again, it was the foolish man who, Quarry Bay made many desperate efforts, havS

THE REGULATION OF FERRIES death by a piece of cord tied round her when his ground brought forth fruitically Christian and God is bleeding The Famona "Number Nines" Concert not once made a successful attack, Party of the 25th Middlesex Regiment. The Hon. Attorney general moved neck. A cotton handkerchief had been fully, said to his soul, "Thou has it in a way that He does not hle

godloss education. -For this you The Ch the contrary there has been entitled "The Substitute.

Morlies in their original sketch the second reading of the Bul intituled stuffed in the women's mouth and her bod goods laid up in store for many m.Selling of Badges com one continuous retirement on the conjuring absurdity "Chew Chin Fa

hands and feet were tied. The body years, take thine ease, eat, drinks and may well give thanks on your thanks Wee Macgregor and Charteris in their An Ordinance to regulate Ferries.

TheHom Colonial Secretary was found by the children of her be merry But he forgot God giving day. But it is not enough [part of the Germans sines the Professor. P. Brug A

en by

employer when they returned from whose he was and whom he ought to send for good missionaries, of Misses D. D'Almada e Castro - John summer of last year, and besides lows Besto, in his Wizard Act.

The Hon. Mr. P. H. HOLYOAK Ankedchool at noon yesterday, and they to have served. Then there come American and British subjects in of territory they have suffered anor. Pat Malone, A. U. G., in "All Scotch

why the principle of tenders had been feformed the Palica. The murderer

that very night the summons this non-Christian lands should comedian mous losses of men, especially in

Miu

Mary Hyde, dansense in "Rels decided. Many of the Chinese ce had ransacked the house and a quantity

panies had been ruining their ferry of cheap jewelery, valued at $5.50, was night shall thy life be required

...

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctionnera -int Hongkong, Nov. 29, 1917;

(Oontinued on page 8.)

THE CALENDAR.

9349

MEMOS FOR-TO-MORROW.

HPATHKE DAY. ---

mences 10.30 am-Procession of decorated

“Motor Cars Magkapat 17.--Collectisx from Office to

Office

Noon-auction of various articles

on Cricket Ground,

3.30 m-Opening of Fair

Murray Parade Ground

General Memeranda,

SATURDAY, Dec. 1-

Queen's Alexandra's birthday (1944).

OD

10 £n.---Opening Day of Italian

„Convent Bazaar.

10.30 am-Adction of Balad Oil at

Mears. Hughes and Hough's 10.30 am-Anction of Miscellaneous Gooda Dress Materials, Blanket Sheata, Boots and Bhoes, etc. etc.)

at Mesari. Hughes and

TIB

cket on the ELEC Claby Civil Service

HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

year..

sccrinded.

A MURDER AT PRAYA EAST.

Kim Owen azd troupe, in a Patriotients for the past fifteen years and stolen Mr. Jeremiah stated that to thee. A modern writer says:

shown those companies.

ledge God and really serve Him, BDch ways we shall render Fable thanksgiving to Almighty God

the mistake of leaving God out

committed

us:" of being This is what is the matter with Hot-agents for the liberty and many,Bishop Brent Zex ded the ment of mankind

the last four, month The granite and Finga wall is not Hindenburg's, but Ensemble Mr. S. Gray, soloist. Anglo-British.

Gordon Cooke, Hongkong's youngest he thought that peterence should be had about $220 in bank notes in his war is a colossal danger signal to and prove ourselves, whether Britis amateur illusionist, assisted by Master

wardrobe but this HORST had been warn the world of a colossal mistake or Americans, fit for the George Ravet. We

fortunately overlooked... George Marchesi, versatile singer. The Maz Pies concert party in popular |numberin

Metwan and McGregor Pipers enliven the proceedings.fugleo

Readers are reminded of to-morrow's action on the Cricket ground between

LUROPEAN LADIES ATTACKED.

Mrs. Woodman and Miss Login have reported to the Police that at 11.40 o clock last, migh Wille (wall Robinson, Road Hear the Babington Path on their

Quarter

Chinese

12 and 1.

Faird will rec

MR LANSING'S FAREWELL TO

HIS EXCELANOV, the Officer Adortunately, ministering the Government said that the Government would no doubt take mto consideration the fact that certain Chinese companier had been running the ferries for some considerable time but of course the Government was not bound to Recept any Lender

The Hat Attorney that the regulations would ed to us by

some

congregation, that assembled in St. "A with has been expressed by some

Bondon last of your number that an oppos following telegram from the Am Fuul's Cathedral Secretary of State was addressed April,

quartela arise may be given for a collect resto Viscount Lini on the eve of the I

through

but our if will be given to the departurera Noy from San

war with Ge

are about to leste thir Deronit me to wish you safe amien

int forsee and to express to

high appreciation of the

Leff vrou have: remières

through

this Colony are doin