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SCOTCH.

DISTINCTIVE IN FLAVOUR, WELL MATURED, MELLOW.

THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL "AND" GENERAL S

British North Barnen has embled home £5,000 en account of “Our Day

and has retired the congratulations of

tha Court of Directors.

has

The Chinese Governmans officially notified the protesting Lega tions that the Larsen wireless loan con tract has been cancelled.

The trial of the two Formosan Chinese accused of embezzling a large sum of money from Samuel and Co. of Shangbai now in programs in Nagasaki

CHINESE AFFAIRS.

[** Chineas Mast Servigs.]

MILITARY PREPARATIONS IN THE WORTH

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

RETURNED BANISHERSE

Justice

TUESDAY

DECI

THE MAGISTRACY.

HOUT

PASSPORT.

the mone

The December Criminal Sessions

The Hon. Mr. C. Mcl. Masser, Laparticles have used som were opened this morning belore Sir taia Superintendent of the Police the rest is still William Rear Davies, KC Chief appeared before Min ror Ball this Inspector Tarrett said that defid morning, to prosequte Dutchman, and had #1 in his possession when named Donwer, with attempting to arrested. The money was now in the Isave the Colony without a passport on hands of the Palico. Too bawker who the 17th instant.

bought the articlos from the defendant.

Keung Mun, alias Lan Man, pleaded guilty to disobedience of an order of banishment.

Defendant ploscled guilty. He stated had resold it to another man for $370. he came from Javs on his way to

His Worship said he considered ther Amsterdam, where his wife and children

casa, m being very serious. The were, to start there & busines of defendant had no right to do as he did

PERING, Dec. 17. General Chang Wai Chi on the 15th inst," arrived in Tiantain whence he telephoned to the President urging him to issue the mandate to attack the South. The Crown Solicitor stated that the The President foaring that further accused had returned from banishment dolay will cause the North to takedrastic four times and there were five previous measures, sent out a tolographic notif convictions against him for larceny. cation in the form of a mandate, stating Asked if he had anything to say the own. He had with him cables from accused stated that be admitted he had arms in Birmingham and London with been banished several times. He came whom he intended to transact business back this time simply because he had to He had seen the cousuls at Java and pass through the Colony to get to his Singapore and was told that he would home.

be allowed to proceed. When he arrived

that, according to telegraphic adices, frons General Wong, Jim Yuen, the situation is becoming very serious at the front. He would therefore appoint Tso Kan Commander of the First Army

He did nos propose let defendant the option of a fine off with a warning, bab would give him

Defendant was fined $950 with the alternative of three months, heartf

Nine cases of enteria faver were and Chang Wai Chi Commander of His Lordship:---You appear to be a in Hongkong, he applied to the Colabour. The stolen articles were order- A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., British, French, 2 Indian and the mediately one, and tror att eins vary bad character in the Colony when Secretary to be allowed to proceed but to be restored to the Company unk

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

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Apply to Box No. 1005,

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NOTICE.

TELEPHONE No. 616.:

The China Mail.

HoNakara, Turapuy, Dec. 18, 1817.

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THE YELLOW PERIL”

reported in the Colony last week-one the Second Army, and they are to im

the money found on defendant to be refunded proportionately between the marine hawkers who had bought the

from him."

you are here. You put your mind upon was defused permission reat Chinese · Casts. Two cases of the sourb, vis Hapeba

giving the benefit of your society Captain Messer stated thats the diphtheris were also reported.

This Mandste however, was not which we do not want. The Colony defendant's name was on the Black List,

does not want men of your clsis here.and for certain reasons he was not at officially gazetted.

The sentence of the Court is that you allowed to proceed on his journey. He go to prison for three years with hard then made an attempt to go to Canton by motor car, but news leaked out. labour

The police had the bridge at Taipo RETURNED TO FIND HIS SONlifted and the defendant had to stop

In the Hindu conspiracy trial at

The Government has instructed Net San Francisco, a huberman named Wilms testified that Consul Reinwitz Ecs Chung to dispatch fifteen ying of borrowed $40,000 which was sent to troops to help Kiangse province, and Manila detensibly to buy antiques, but fifteen yings to help Fukien province..

All administrative powers are being in reality to finance plota.

concentrated at the Palace and the The Eon Treasurer. the Alies President is showing great activity in Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs both domestic and foreign affairs. Great to acknowledge with thanks the follow-shanges in the administration ing doustion to the Funds of the expected. Hospitaln

Rhenish Mission Church... $13.65

A Manila contemporary states that

two Portuguese, Carlos Mastos and

MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.

PEKING, Dec. 17.

THE American newspapers by the

It is reported that Tsao Kun's troops VE HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that latest mails reflect the great interest Peter O'Brien, manager and cashier, are proceeding to Hankow and Cheng WE HEREBY HAMILTON SAWYER hus from date CEASED felt in the Agreement recently con- respectively; have been arrested by the Wai Chi's troops to Nanchang..

to have any interest in or connection cluded between the Governments of secret service, charged with misappropri with our Company in Hongkong or

in the Orient and that our Power of the United States and Japan Attornay in his favour has been revoked

Dated the 18th December, 1917.

PPNORTHWEST TRADING CO., LTD.

S. E. HODGE MGR, SOUTH CHINA.

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16

PUBLIO AUCTION.

THE

THE Undersigned have received instrus tions to sell by Public Action,

*

on

SATURDAY,

the 22nd December, 1917, at 19: Noon,

at their Sales Rooms No. &

Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,

FOUR EL F. MOTOR CYCLE,

SPEEDOMETER and "BINKS”

Auctioneers...

Hongkong. Dec, 18, 1817,

4

9400

inating P40,000 of the fands of the Star Company Limited. Mattos "WAS released on bail in the sum of P4,500

relation to China. There are views, of couric. One is that the the Agreement is an advantage; other is that the recognition of Japan's "special" interests" in China is an open road to the establishment of Japanese predominance, The con- sensus of opinion, however, is clearly that the Agreement has converted Japan from a "dangerous rival," into

-and-it-is-understood O'Brien-is-atill in the toils. The former is about 45 yarı

of age and the latter about 21 and it is anderstood that both came to Manila from Macao.

Owing to the exceedingly dry weather sad the vary inflammable

ANOTHER LOAN FROM JAPAN,

"FEKLYG, Déc. 17.

The Ministry of Finance is negotiat ing a loan of $50,000,000 from Japan, offering the Government Paper Factory and Printing Bureau as security,

Lo Hop, alias Lo Om, alias Chan You slao pleaded guilty to retaring from banishment.

The Crown Solicitor said that the accused had returned to the Colony

three times.

The accused said that he had no intention of making the Colony his place of residence. He had returned to look for his son whom he had given a beating, and had ran away.

car. He was theu arreated. N Mr. Dyer Ball said that the defend-

at had deliberately infringed the law.

He would be sentenced to six months"

imprisonment. The Captain Superint endent of Police, however, would be prepared to forward to the Governor petition the defendant might desire

to make..

CHIEF OFFICERS PERQUISITES!

His Lordship; It is quite evident that when you are in Hongkong you go UROPEAN CHARGED WITH LARCENY. and commit offences here, quita apart Mr. P. C. Frandsen, chief officer of from chastising your son. You have sa Chinhua, was charged befors Mr. returned three times. The astman. Dyer Ball this morning, with the larceny was banished four times and came back of a quantity of steel hawsers, iron again. You merit a severe sentence, stanchions, piping and ropes, etc, valued You will go to prison for two years at 400, the property of the China with hard labour.

ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE. ·

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Navigation Company.

I was stated that the articles were taken from the ship as she left Tailco dock. The defendant who was the chief officer, sold the articles which were

A GUILTY CONSCIENCE.

A Chinese was charged before Mr. R. Wood this morning with possessions. of six tasls of prepared opium 'other than Government opium

Defendant pleaded guilty and gave

the usual excuse that the opium had

been given him to carry ashore by stranger..

A Chinese detective stated that h the defendant loitering in Des Voeux Road Central yesterday. He asked the defendant what be was doing there, but the latter ran away. Witness chased and arrested him. Wher searched he was found to have illicit opium bidden beneath his clothes

Inspector Macdonald stated that he found 13 time of opium on the defendant. The latter, accused the detective of having taken 19 tins away from hin

Mr. Wood fined the defendant $500

with the alternative of three months

hard Isbour, and ordered the opium to be confiscated."

THE MURDER CASE

The proceedings against two Chinese

a trusted ally,” as the New York nature of vegetation on the hillsider at į CHAOCHOWFU OCCUPIED BY THE guilty to a charge robbery by two or lying in the twean decks at the time, to charged with the murder of the accoun

the present time, Mr. W. J. Tutcher

SOUTHERN TROOPS.

Kwangtung...

Be.

There are about twenty witnesse this case which will continue every afternoon of this week.

SALE OF CHILDREN IN CHINA.

PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST IT?

Thousands of babies will be fed r

Ag Yin, Lam Taoi and Ng Tuk pleaded

more and assault by two or more, with a marine hawker for $110, and also tant of the Po Os Inaltrance Co. was intent to rob.

provided & pass for the goods to leave resumed this afternoon. Evening World expresses, it, and Superintendent of the Botanical and

The Crown Solicitor isid that two the ship: thus the full power of both peoples Forestry Department, asks for the kind The Intelligence Bureau at Can women, with their sons and daughters, Defendant stated that he took the remains free to concentrate upon the co-operation of the public in the pre to communicates the following werd in their house on December 5, and stun" and sold it with the conviction task of hammering Frussianism uut vention of grass fres. Matches, cigar Chaochowfr try finally been occu-at about nine o'clock in the evening that it

it would not be used, in future. of Civilisation." A striking cartoon in and cigarette ends, &c., should not be pied by troops loyal to the Canton they heard someone krocking at the The articles were lying in the tween "WOLF" FRAME, J. &. P. ENGINE, one of the New York papers thrown away in the vicinity of reget Government, this ending the plot door. The women asked who was there decks and were an obstruction.

represents Uncle Sam and a Japanese ation unless they have been previous of Mu Chingayu to extend the and a man called out I have come to wanted to clear the decks and make CARBURATOR,

companion standing at the end of a extinguished. Members of picnic Northern military influence in return 33 which are owing to you ready to load cargo,

parties should see that all fires, Guaranteed in Perfect Running Order.pier and pitching into the sea a kindled to boil watur, dd, are

The women asked the man to hand the Captain Jones, master of as. Chinhua,

fearsome-looking Terma-as-usual.

dragon labled afterwards properly extinguished before The Canton authorities have long money through a hole in the door but was called to give evidence. He stated HUGHES & HOUGH,,The Yellow Peril," with a buge leaving them. The neglect of any of discovered the motives of Lung Chi- the man replied that he wanted to come that with the exception of old ropes the Government during the present stone Inbelled "Agreement" tied to these precautions is sufficient to destroy wang, the former Military Governor inside and talk on some matter. The canvas and miscellaneous articles, the winter. The sale of children, boys and who has been secretly assisting Tuan door was opened, whereupon four men rest of the articles stolen were all ser girls by homeless and starving Bood refugee into slavery, may thus be ita neck. We are reminded by this the work of years.

Chi-jui to create discord among the rushed into the bonse and after securing viceable The iron stanchions were prevented, says a member of the Direc officials and disorganize the govern- the women and children proceeded to used to bold the wooden stages in torate-General of Flood Reber and ment here, and are fully prepared to rack the place. The alarm wre given position for loading light cargo. There Cosservano. Proclamations have guard against his intrigue and more by a neighbour and the accused were were four bars, two long and two short already been posted in affected districts, he continues, prohibiting child traffic arrested by Inspector Watt with the ones. They were absolutely necessary and offering to feed the children of sid of a Chinese countable. All the when loading light cargo. The hawers those who are unable to support them accused were armed with knives and also were in good condition. They and return them later on," says the they also had some pepper which they were used in mooring the ship and were Poking Daily News

The night of starvation has driven threw in the faces of their victims. still serviceable.

loving mothers and fathers to part with. The fourth man managed to escape. His Worship: Has the defendant any their boys and girls. Many heart-rand The frat accused had a previous con- right to take the articles-No. He huing cases have recently come to the viction against him of keeping no right at all. I would not have notice of the police authorities In gambling house and the second secused worried had he taken only the old ropes structions are now given to all police- men stating that they should interfere had two previous convictions against and miscellaneous T

if they happen to find men or women him of keeping brothels. There was Supposing they were not wanted selling their children. Be We take the following, from the nothing against the third accused other in the ship at all what would you Manila Cablencies- American

than the present charge.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG & SINGAPORE.

THE Steamship

JAPAN

having arrived from the above Forts, Consignees of Cargo by her are notified that all Goods are being landed at their

of an account in the Lokalanzeiger given by a faithful BoswELL of the pearls of wisdom dropped by the "All Highest" in the course of a recent journey through Rumania. Conversation, we are told, turned on Japan, and the KAISER recalled the famous picture he painted and dis tributed at the beginning of the

·SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Second Lieut. G. T. Tod, of Jardine Matheson and Co., Shanghai, has been promoted to his full lieutenantey.

The marriage of Mr. Cecil Houry

risk into the hazardous Ind/or extra century as a representation of "The hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Yellow Per He inscribed on theerafinly of the Chinese Customs Ltd, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

Goods

not cleared by 25th

ipateat, will

be enbject to rent

All broken, chafed and damaged pack ses are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined by Messrs. Goddard and 1.Douglas on 24th instant,

at 10a.m.

Claims against the Steamer must be

Cand writing within 10 days

• and Mist Gladys Edith May Bradgate,

Tientsin last week

picture the words: "Peoples daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. K Europe! Defend your holiest pos- Bradgate of Tientsin took place in sessions." The KAISER'S biographer records that the KAISER recalled the jokes that were made aboat the picture, and How people laughed, at its painter German prophets,

Mr. Batalha de Freitas, the Fortn guese Minister to Paxing, was seriously after arrival of Steamer, otherwise they he said, must not even draw.jured recently when a ricksha in which will not be recognized.

he was riding was struck by a motor

ments.

GERMAN TRADERS IN THE

PHILIPPINES:

LIKELY TO TRADE-UNDER LICENSE

do with them Wall, the chief

The provisions of the Enemy Trading

Ip passing sentence His Lordship offer should communicate with the Act are now occupying the attention said:As long as I adminster justice Karine Superintendent of the Company, of Insular Government officials, and in this Colony, I shall do my utmost to and then have the stuff stored in the Paredes filed a petition in the Court of put down these most disgraceful cases Company's godown I would probably although this morning Attorney General First Instance for the disolution of an of robbery with violence. The sentence have thing to do with the matter. enemy firm, many officials state that the of the Court is that the three accused

Temporary institutions for feeding

emboy and giris, of destitute the fooded districts and in Peking and parents are being established throughout Tintain The proclamation announcing heir establishment atates: Om deep sympathy goes forth to the parents who

are compelled to pars, with their dear

No Fire Insurance will be effected by To-day, however, many people think car driven by Mra Christian. He was case will not be prosecuted vigorously shall go to prison for six years with Has Mr. Frandsen & good character themselves lying under the shadow of

the undersigned in any case whatever.

Bills of Lading will be countersigued by

DAVID BASSOON & Co.,

Aponte Hoagkung, Dec. 18, 1917..

THE CALENDAR.

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MEMO, "FOR: TO-MORROW

p.m-Army v. Navy Cricket Match on HK.C.C. ground.

GENERAL MEMORANDA,

THUISDAY, Dec. 20

Prince George's hirthalay (1901)

otherwise, perhaps, of the jokes they made then". We do not see why they should. With his acute vision, says the sycophantic German BOSWELL, the Kagen understand" and describes the clever political

.....

knocked against a tree and rendered and that the ax firma now doing business hard labour, on each count, and shall in Manila, which come under the law, unconscious, but will recover. Failure will still be allowed to transact business receive fourteen strokes of the cat, the of the car's emergency brake to work and will be granted a trading license. sentences to run concurrently. caused the collision, which occurred on the Austrian Glacis,

POSSESSION OF COINING DIES

in

Once for paltry sum of money, with

the simpYes, ever since he has death." been with me.

Questioned by the Magistrate as to HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE what he had to say, defendant stated that the woodets stages had been landed at the Taikoo Docks and, as far as he

In the United States, all German firms are being taken over by the Government as rapidly as possible, and will be conducted during the War under the direction of Congressman Mitchel Chang Kee, alias Kwok Tsoi, was people which is growing while

Palmer af Pennsylvania, who has been charged with being in possession of dies blinded Europe is committing sui-

given charge of all German intereats, for comping and with being in possession HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD. The Federal Government will be asked of a cutting engine for counterfeiting however, to frea the German: firms in tide. Bet the KAISER's acute vinion apparently fails to recognise that the

the island from the Act, as it would coins. The approximate statement of trafic work unnecessary hardhithipe not only on

The Crown Solicitor, prosecuted and existing situation affords the strongest receipts for the week ending 16th the German owners, but also on the the accused who pleaded not guilty, coins, and he would also give evidence possible refutation of the pictured December, is as follows

business public-in general, as these was undefended

294 14 14 bogotiations with othe who had vision. It is not from the

Aggregato German companies are Augzged

When asked to plasd, the scouted agreed to go into the business Beceipts for | sury busmess." ?

DO weeks yellow races that the holiest poss

Works protested that, he was the man who gave share the

appes

10.30 am and 3.30 p.m.-Auction ofessions of the peoples of Europe

Toys, Xmas Trees, Crackers, etc at stand in need of protection. The call Ímat Hears Hughes and Hough'

FRIDAY, Dec. 21

Hongkong Stock Exchange Bettlement

Day

Monny Dee

Receipts wal for week

#071,423 710,941

675

to-day is to the civilised peoples of the

whole world to dele

their holis

possessions against hosts of German

maranding

races

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are not the

Century,

COUGH

Christmas Day: Genaral Hurday.

picture a holiest

Holiday

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Orders. Imenad by Mr. C. Jenkin, D.B.P. (R.).

NDS AND A PLATOONS

These Platoons will Station

already been sentenced would called, and he would prove to the Jury Decem 19th that the prisoner was the man with whop he had negotiations as to

polaces: