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THE PREMIER SCOTCH.
DISTINCTIVE IN FLAVOUR, WELL MATURED, MELLOW.
A GERMAN STOWAWAY.
A German named John Litzitis was situation in Bussis. The whole morning with boing a stowaway on position might change very suddenlyboard: Aitsamer from Seattle to when the Russian Democracy knows Bangkong the enemy's terms and sees the trup
Defendant stated that he had wanted into which their leaders of German to go to San Francisco, had boarded the extraction—have led them. But the wrong vessel. He apposed he wa Allies can take no chances. Their drunk at the time. He want to a Shipping Agency at Seattle to buy s daty is to prepare to meet the
passage to San Franciaco, but was told mightiest effort the enemy under that all tickets for San Francisco bad any conceivable circumstances is been sold. He then went to the expable of making." If the expected harbour and saw a ship in the docks. dehate takes place in the House of He boarded the vessel and went to Cammont to-day, we shall doubtless sleep in a bank near the storeroom. He had afficicot money on him to buy a what the Government is
tikat.
learn
thinking on the general question of of nisu power; but we can con
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd, Guently anticipate that nothing will
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THURSDAY, Dec. 18-
of Jewellery, etc. at Mars. Hughes and Hough's. FIDAT, Dec. 14-
2.30p.m.-Auction
Prince Albert's birthday (1595). 3.30 p.m.-Auction. of Honsebold Furniture, etc. at Messre. Hughes and Hough's
17pm-New Moon.
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General holiday:
THURSDAY, Dec 20:-
Prince George's birthday (1903)..
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Hongrong Stock Exchange Settlement
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MONDAY, Dec: 24-
General Holiday.
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Boxing Day: General Eoliday. FL.DAT, Dec. 18:
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| be left undone to still further increase our fighting force, and the combing nut operations will, probably extend beyond the confines of the United Kingdom.
NEWS OF THE "DAY, "
LOCAL AND GENEHAL.
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His Worship: Had you obtained the consent of the ship's owner No.
Some
Mr. B. T. Martia, Chief. Steward of the vessel, stated that the Fessel anilexi from Seattle on the 16th ultime When the ship was two days' voyage out from Seattle, bis "boy who had been sent down to the storeroom to get stores, came up to him with the story that something was moving in a berth situated in a plans known as the "glorio". Witness went down to the berth sad saw defendant whom he took to the chief officer and reported us a stowaway. Defendaat gave no trouble. His Worship: Do you know whather it is impossible, to get tickets from
TUESDAY DEJEMBER
THE CAPTURE OF JERUSALEM,
BOXING TOURNAMENT.
HONGKONG'S CONGRATULATIONS,
lightning books, a right and left on Wher jaw, which put his opponent to slee Ahearna ramarkably, quick, and AHEARNE KNOCKS OUT ATKINSON'|'ringeraft and foot works how him" ar
IN ARD ROUND.
The boxing tournament, organised by The following telegram has been the Police Reserve, and held last night received by the Officer Administering the Government from the Secretary of State
the Theatre Royal, was a complete success, there being a fall house. The fighting was well up to the average seen. in Hongkong and was all through clean aport Amongst those present were
"According to official news of December 10th Jerusalem was sur- rendered to General Allenby on December 9th after succssful opers-HE. the Hon. Mr. Cland Severn,
one of the top-notchers." A÷kinson, wan not in proper training, showing too much
A return match would be wall worth going to 0.
a
CHINESE MUSIC MISJUDGED.
At Shanghai laat week, Mr. C 6 Garton discussed Chinese musia at
musical afternoon, held under the suspices of the American Wom
bitaru
dions by our army in Palestine against M.G, the Officer Administering the average foreigner" said Mr. enemy positions, which encircled the Government; H., E Major General Garten gets his ideas of Chinese ma Holy City British Officers accom-
processloca panied by British, French, Italian and Ventris, G.O.C.; Commodore H. G. G. from the funeral or wedding Indian Mabomedan Guards are on Sandeman, RN., Sir William Rees be seen in the stcoats or from what be their way to safeguard the city and Darina, K.C., Chief Justice; and Mr.ng out of the tee houses
attended a moving picture thestre the Holy Places I am confident Gompertz, Paine Judge. Mr. W. S. the other araning where the orchestra that this great historical event will
consisted of a piano and a colla be hailed with satisfaction throught Bailey acted as referee and Serge Pitt Throughout the performanse the celle the Empire.
and Mr. A. B. Allan, were time-keepers.wan overal notes in advance of the It was awful and I wondered amay of the Chinese who were
We are officially informed that the following reply has been sent
raporting the arrender of Jerusalem has been receiver with the greatest satisfaction by the whole community in this Colony. Through the representatives in the Executive and. Legislative Councils they desire to convey to His Majesty's Government and to General Allenby and his army their warmest congratulations on, this splendid and historical achievement in the successful campaign in Palestine."
לי
KRATHER-WEIGHT CONTEST.)
The opening fight feather-weight
';
piano.
how
music. The average Chinese Your telegram of December 10th scontest-war between Stoker 2.0, o regarded it'sa, a standard of Harris, N., 8 t. 8 lb, and Seaman sie we hear is probably played by
people who know sa Nttle about it. Davis, RN. 9 at 9 lb.
is the same with us. We do not hear the Bath boxers went to it in the first heat and back of the things we hear round sad indulged in some clinching there is a wonderful feld for.
study. Davis got in rome hard puncher in the bine music has no staff or noter second round, but in the third round such as we have. It is written in charse Harris macle things pretty lively towards ters, simplified but much the same as characters in ordinary writing. Foster the end. The fourth round was for stops are denoted by dots or circles even both man appearing to be reserving placed .at the of the characters, themselves. In the fifth round Harris but the time
really depends." : was downed," but rose up at the call temperament the likes or the disliker of "three. In this round there was of the musician. Again, maar of the some hard hitting, both men getting songs are learned by ear by one genera
Hon from another. The pupils forget, or in a fair smount of, heavy blows. The disagree with the instructor, and in a last round saw both men tried out and few years the music almost loses, its the result was &. draw."
identity CORPL. STUBES.2 STOKER, JAMES,
a rarely hear China's serious musje. We bear the popular. SOGEN and tubes,
CANTON AMERICAN RED CROSS.
Contents of case dispatched to
4
unow the
The main building of the Kobe Post Office was gutted by fire on the ship got filled as soon as she came in Cairo, per P. & O. Steamship Co., was the bantam-weight contest between | Weddings or funerals. In the serious
HONGKONG, TUESDAT, Dec. 11, 1917.
3 d'instant.
THE WAR SITUATION.
Exchange opened to-day the same ne yesterday but fell a farthing at half past-two, the closing rats being 2/11
demand.
To-morrow the alteration in the express train service between Kowloon force,, as
At the meeting of shareholders of Tax cables tell us that the man the Nippon Yusen Kaisha a dividend of power question has become the 30 per cent, was approved. shief topic of discussion at Home A tew days ago we were told that the strength of the recent German attack in the Cambrai region had suggested to the dem- mentators that Sir DovGLAB HAIG was outmanned, and that the question of man-power had therefore been
and Canton comes into raised once more. Notwithstanding advertised in another column. what we are told in the Russian telegrams about the armistice arrange- A new rice pest has been discovered ments forbidding the transfer of in the Philippine islands. The insest German troops to the Western front, is called "Atangia," and is regarded as there is abundant evidence that these more destructive than the locust. transfers were being made while the
Sir Chinese cases of [[diphtheria negotiations were in progress for the (three fatal) sad thres of enteric fever armistice, and the telegrams from (one fatal) were reported in the Colony Holland still tell of troops pouring last week. One of the enterie cases Westwards. Germany is apparently was a Spaniard.
of
STO fine things. on November 23rd, 1017:-12 doz. Corp. Stubba, Middlesex Regiment, music there surgical swabs, 50 many-tail hand-and Stoker James, R.N., James haring of being developed into great agreeable to iba an advantage of gibs. The fight was ages, 100 khaki handkerchiefs, 12 materially spoilt by both contestants fair And then we bear here only the common instruments, while the Chineser eye bandages 6 chin bandages, 25ing to his after abreak and rather make boast a number of instruments, such as pillow-cases, 10 surgical caps, 50 cke of the clear break away James was one which is the forerunner of our
the batter man of the two and put o milk jug covers, 1 pair surgical Stubbs down for six in the 3rd round stockings, 12 pairs socks, 50 tray but the Corporal was very plucky and cloths. 16 shirts, 22 suite pyjamas, took his punishment well. The verdict was a draw but waare of opinion that
a
pipe
in their
and several passengers had to be turned out
His Worship: Cantickets be procured on board the steamer You.
Mr. Dyer Ball then aid to the
which are very beautiful in defendant-You hat, no permission to be on board the steamer and you had
Mr. Garton said that it is unpleasant to Speaking of the Chinese 5-tone scales, no ticketa What have you get to 8571
foreign ears chinly because it is, pere, making the octare sharp, while the for Defendant, in reply, said that be
sign scale is really impare, being tem- went to Seattle on the 14th ultime books and magazines, I coat, 1 waist-James won on points.
sered with half tones to make it less. GNR. EMBLETON & STOKKE BARCLAY, intending to buy a passage to San coas. 2 complete suits, collars, and
Farsh. The binese are superstitions Francison. There was no ship' in the 1.000 durettes.
The third fight was between Ganger in the matter of mumis, as in other harbour at the time, so be spent the day
Embleton, RA and Stoker Barclay; things, he said, al ecard it is divided.. hght weight contest. R. N. Embleton, into spiritus) and insterial element, the wandering about the town He saw a
who weighs 1 stone 6 lb, was two latter being the instruments and the formar the tones evoked. Their 5-tone. be heavier than his opponent. The scalo is symbolic. The first note is steamer in the docks the next day and thinking it was bound for San Francisco THE POSITION AT HARBIN. Gunner started well and in the third taken to represent the Emperor, or he boarded it, and, going into a cabin
round had his man practically beaten now days the President the second. slept there. He was, not aware the
According to the "Novosti Zhirpt" but threw away his chance by fouling the Premier, or next in power. The He repeatedly atrack his opponent third stands for the people the fourth steamer was not bourd for San Fran of Harbin, the Tonsal of one of the cisco; neither did he make any inquiries great Allied Powers in converastion with the right hand while his left hand for the affairs of state, and the fifth for was behind his opponent's neck; thereby all material objects. And when the music
is in accord
affairs of men and the are running smoothly, to that effect. He went to the Shipping with one of the editors of the paper infringing the Marquia of Queensberry Agency in Seattle to buy a passage but recently stated: "I avail myself of the rule which states that neither man must Me Walker aang A King of Tang on his way there he was told that no opportunity to tell you this unofficially, deliver a blow unless he has both hands with pleasing effect. The setting more tickets could be obtained. but if you wish I csu say it also officially.free. Probably no ass regretted this this ancient pom Mr farton said wa action, which appeared involantery, inspired by the chart of a Tavist priest Mr. Dyer Ball, it fentencing the Harbin, like all North Manchuris, is more than Embleton himself; but Mr while a lilting little interlude was trans- formed from the song of a fruit peddler defendant to one month's hard labour, recognised by us a Chinese territory Bailey, the referee after having in the Satire City. Two other pieces. said that according to the laws of Hong situated in the sphere of Russian peatedly warned Embleton, had no inspired by a Chinese orchestra and the kong's person coming into the Colony on influence. Here are great foreign option but to disqualify him. In song of a sing-song girl, were well
cther respecta Embleton is straight rendered by Mr Rawlinson, the com board a ship without paying his passage interests for the defence of which we forward and clean boxer, and probably poser sccompanying. There had been 16 cases of small or without the consent of the owner or aball not stop at any messures Here would have won. of practically her entire army before pox among foreigners in Shanghai dur the master of the vessel could be complete tranquility must reign. The
preparing for a supreme effort on the
Western front with the full weight
| Amerien's. "tWO
millions... are
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the
TRIMS AND RICKSHAWS IF SHANGHAI
for
Tram Passengers Rickshaws
Carried. Licensed.
1008
7,823,002
12,802
1500
11.772,715
13.188
2010-
18,751,315
17,496
· 1911. 1912
-27, 157 250
· 11,111.
40,734,238
13,262
**1918
47,680,048
18,717
··1914:
65,847,208 (18,367
`1915)
59,749,710. 10,816
1918
1917
ining the month of November. Seven of charged as a stowaway. Defendant sole person whose authority we recognise A. B. Donahue, R.N., and Spr. is readiness to take their place in the them occurred in the last week of the had on his own admission been alis General Horvat, the commissary of Lewin, RE were very evenly matened
A writer of an article on this subject. sonum; per quartar and per men: front line. Meanwhile it devolves mouth. It is stated also that there had stowaway. On the expiration of his the Provisional Government also and mixed it up freely; and the been "numerous deaths" among the sentence he would-be deported to recognised by the Powers. Only referos's decision of a draw was heartily
General Horvat do we deem capable of applauded. Lewin forced the pace in in the N. G. Daily News" gives the America
the first two rounds but in the third appended table showing the increased Chinese.
preserving order. If his authority round Donasbus rallied and kept Lewin should be shaken, or the institution on the go." In the sixth both men pity of tramways in the-Interne
tional Settlement since the running of A WEST, INDIAN VAGRANT indispensable for the regular current of fought hard, and well aut elesu, but the first car on March 5, 1906, and the
civil, commercial, and industrial life neithermanaged to geta afficiently heavy A West Indian bearing the name of
stated above the decision was a draw, General Horvat, we shall introduce
STOKER WELSH V. FTE HOLPE international troops within twenty four
After the interval Stoker Weltbi bours."
RN, and Pte. Rolfe, Middlesex Regiment met in a bantam weight contest. The weights were, Walsh Bat Sib, and Rolfe Bst. Welsh as the bigger and stronger man and took tho the lead. Ha downed his opponent in the second round, for the count
Welsh knocked his man dawn again, but Rolfe, who was very plucky, come up smiling at the count of pine, though he was rather groggy. He was knocked down thres times in the fourth round, and was saved from a possible knock-out by the sound of the gong. In the fifth round be took the count. His plucky fight drew loud applanse as he left the ring.
CHIEF, STOKES LEE, RN. 5. SER. EverS PORNDEEPERST MASKITE, 22
Bate of subscription to the **Overland | delusion as to the formidable character of No. 2 Police Station at Wanchai. Herman Grifiths appeared before M, ahould be removed from the control of blow through his opponents guard. Asomber of rickshaws licensed China Misil" is $12 per sunum pot of the task confronting them, or Fragments of the pillar casing were Wood this morning on a charge of $1 per annum extra. dingle copias twenty
blown across the praya but fortunately being a vagrant. five custa much. ...
| have they ever lost faith in nitimate
no one was injured. Alterations and additions to advertise
Inspector Sim stated that the defen ments on Fages $ 3, 6, and 7 should victory. One of latest of the few
dant came to him on Saturday night be sent to the Qfles, No. 5, Wyndham speeches which General Sir WILLIAM Mr. Denmaz Fuller last evening gave eaying he was destitute. He sent him Street, not later than 11.30
Alterations and additions to Advertise ROBERTSON, Chief of the British another informal pianoforte recital at to the Sailors Home, but Captain HONGKONG TRAMWIY CO., LTD. ments on pages 1, 4, 5 and 8 should be General Staff, permits himself to the Helens May Instituts before a large Milroy refused to receive the defendant, ant un not later than 1 p.m.
The approximate statement of trafic New Advertisements should be sent in make, contains these words: The and appreciative audience, the discouraying that the Home was solely for Advertiments and Subscriptions which people of this country might be fall, and illustrations embracing morceau the use of seamen of British nationality, receipts for the week ending 8th of and in the third round
December, is as follows:-- by E Isaacs, Colin Taylor, Brahms, are not ordered to s fixed period will be confident of the arimate victory. Balfour Gardiner, Arensky, Bach Defendant returned, to the police station.
Toiographie Addres 'Mat Hongkong, But-and it was a big but it was Coleridge-Taylor, Cyril Scott, Harry Bode: A.B.0, 5th Edition,
Telephone No. 22.
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12,061 12,227.
·IR
628,664
39,003
60,089483 | 12,865. 74,000,000 18,688 Population, Foreign and Chin
1905
1010
1015
1917
1917 figures are
484,218
· 501,547
638,20 635,000
·JAPANESE-HAYAL EXPANSION.
and he (the Inspector) had no option but to charge him with vagrancy subject, to the condition that they Farjeon, Schytte, and Moozkowski.
Defendant told Hu Worship that he continued to do their foll share in
The fortnightly meeting of thewasa natars of West Indies and a Dutch the work, that they were careinl.to
Union Church Guild will be held in the subject. He arrived in the colony on see to it that the Field Armier
Lecture Hall, Kennedy Bosd, to-morrow Tuesday by the Timony. He had been did not hack either material or mely at 9 pm. This will be a Literary even very cruelly treated by the captain of and that the resources of the nationing and a paper on Tennyson" will be the steamer who treated me like a A story comes from Egypt, that & generally were utilized in an earnest read by Mrs. Maconachie Musical and dog"; that was why he deserted. He native interpreter had overstayed hia manner for the purpose of the succes other instrations from his works will applied to the Dutek consul for relict, leave. He was written to officially and Absence is impossible. omeone has re fal prosecution of the war alone. It be rendered by friends The meeting but the latter refused this was his reply in English Chief Stoker Le RN., Pat. 716 and the next Bscal year having been con
His Worship thought the only thing moved my wife My God, 1 on should be's matter of conscissee with will be open to the public
to do would be to send the defendant Dyed home. The defendant was discharged.
· STEALING MILKU FROM THE
DOORSTEPWAY
the
The lightweight contest between
ESTIMATES FOR Y260,000,000.>.
The examination of the Estimates for
Spr. Smith, RIZ 9at. 41b was the best cluded by the Department of Finance, Eight of the evening Smith did mort they will be submitted to the Cabinet Council shortly. Nary estimates amount, of the leading but Lee was very quick to 1280,00,000, which to distributed on his feat and dodged his opponent follows
of surprise attack well. Baith with a right body punch aquadron
X:70,000-000: extension of to the coolie. The downed Lee, but the latter rose up havalequipment. Y60,000,000 and media Jeft one bottle on the almost immediately. The boxing was tions to the 1917 and 19.8 Latina les of materials was the only good and both men were game. The owing to the rise in price
30,000,000 result was a draw after a very even
The extension of naval equipment re conforti
ferred to above mostly comina. of the extension of dockyards and arioðals The eranditare of the first and second The last and main event for the items, amounting to X230,000,000, in san
every man and woman to see that The Chinese telegrams from Pek- condition was being fulfilled. The ing show that the telegraph wires of latest developments in Russia Chim are still being overburdened with indicate clearly enough that even advice regarding the situation between North and South Eight of the Northern though, the reactionary movement might depose the Maximalists who Government to laste & Mandate to fight Takwans sent a telegram asking the have usurped in Hussin a power the South, but the Government pleaded appeared to prosecuta Chinese before was arrested and the bottle of milk wa
Mr. Jacks of the Dairy Farm Co..
Mr. Wood this morning for the larceny found in hir of a bottle of milk.
they are lucapable of using to the want of funds for the purpose best advantage of the State, the whareupon there was another conference. It was stated that carly this mornington,
Price 50 Cents. Buaian army cannot be counted upon at the Palace, but the telegrams naively
HALF-TONE AND
one of the Dairy Farm cooles want on
ss a fighting fores capable of renew states that it could not decido ay his round along Bonham Road to distri
matained offensive against the thing
cummy." The rank and fis appear
At the annual general to have become so intoxicated with shirabolders of the Internat
LINE BLOCKS, the Haximalist brand of Bocialism Manufa
that military discipline has
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THE MIDDLE WEIGHT, CHARFIONEHIE.
middleweight championa of the be spread over four years, Jogue, Colony, between
Athinion EN. 114 found Ahearna, 10.5, 2,
affair from The contest th men
was a disapointing
Kave good records, especially Atkinson, and the tators' exported.
battit
bute milk He left a bottle of milk on the doorstep
a spectator
i house, and siber having went for
YOUNG THIEVES.V
was, billed
the over in the thir
Both
Athinion.
A prophet is not without honone aven in his own country if house the bacon, says one Am temporary in Bhanghai, which the remark, by the following "In the lobby of a Shan day or two ago two being
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