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COMPANIA GENERAL DE TABACOS

DE FILIPINAS.

NUEVO

CORTADO

EXTRA

$3.00 PER 100

FIRST-CLASS CHEROOT

AT A CHEAP PRICE.

A. S. WATSON & CO,

CIGAR MERCHANTS,

Telephone 818.

To-day's Advertisements

PUBLIC AUCTION..

THE Undersigned have received instruc tion to sell by Public Auction.. (PUR ACCOUNT OF THẨM CONCERNED),

SATURDAY;

the 5th January, 1915, at 11 am, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Di Vat Reap, Caruer of

Ice House Street,

8 CASES WHITE COTTON REEL THREAD

"Slightly Damaged." Torms as usual

HUGHES & HOUGH.

Auctioneers,

Hongkong, Jan. 4. 1918,.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE NEDERLAND" and ROTTERDAM

LLOYD ROYAL MAIL LINES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE Steamship

·LTD.,

The

China

Mail.

HONKONG, FRIDAY, Jau. 4, 1919.

THE RUSSIAN DRAMA.

is

THE CHINA MAIL.

Lafuence of the Ramian propaganda in time. to. Thəd them anton you the Western front in the important months which are immediately ahead We can only wait and see"--and hope that it might.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOSAU "AND GENERAL.

Mr. McCubbin, Captain of the Bongkong Football Club, informs us that the match arranged for" to-mÓITOW has been cancelled.

The office of the Osaka Shoten Kaisha was broken into the night before. last and money and stampe to the value of $718 stoler from a drawer which had been forcibly opened.

The Simla premises of Messrs. Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd. were destroyed by fire on the night of

December 19th. The loss is estimated at from fbres to four-lakhs of rupees, which is covered by insurance.

THE MAGISTRACY.

ALLEGED LARCENY FROM

BANK OF CANTON,

A Chinese, employed by the Bank of Canton, was charged before Mr. Dyer Half this morning, with the theft of $700 the property of the

Bank.

Defendant pleaded not guilty, stated that he was given, the money to change, by the cashier of the Bank. He lost $500, of the money and being afraid of the consequence he dared not return to office.

Mr. Preston appeared to prosecute on behalf of the Bank

After evidence of the arrest had been heard, Mr. Dyer Ball remanded the prisoner until next Monday.

A PREACHER IN TROUBLE. veetextout les nits

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE FUND FOR TELL" RELIEF OF PRISONERS-OF-WIR,"

(To the Editor of the "China, Mar)

SIR-Respecting the collection for the Fund for the relief of British prisoners of war to be taken at Union Church on Sunday evening, it is rightly and naturally asked whether our gifts are sure to reach their intended destica. tion.

May I, of your courtesy, have a word upon the subject!

It may be assumed that a certain amount of leakage must occur, but care fal enquiries show that it is really very mall, and that by far the greates part of the parcels sent out duly reaches their addresses. Even, however, if the amount, which miscarries were consider

FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1918.

CHINA'S ENTRY INTO

THE WAR

SPEECH BY THE CHINESE, MENISTER IN LONDON,

The entry of China into the war was: celebrated by a dinner given at the Lyceum. Club early in November. Mrs there were also present the Chinese Theodore Stephenson presided, and Minister, Viscount Bryce, and a larga number of American, and Chinese visitors.

HONGKONG DEFENCE.

Administraties: Ordem by Major EJ

· Marjan,, Admfufakraften, CommNSKÉSRE.

Los Carpl. Geodman "re-joined (the Corps on 25.12.17 and is posted to Company, No. 8 Platoon.

Private F. J. Brugs foined the Corpss

12.17 and isposted to "*NG

Flatcon

The Administrative Commandant you words with deep regret the death of the Privsta F. H. Bain, "B" Company, on 28th December. 1919.

* Company.

it

ther

In the course of his speech the

Pte. F. A. Coleman, Chinese Minister said China has now entered this war of civilization against permitted to resign, on being granted!

Commission "Lieutenant in berharity, of moral right against R.N.V.R. dated fod January, 1915. material force, of the defence of mall Pte & E. Summers. "D" Company. nations against the unprovoked aggres resigned on 37th December, 1917. ion of stronger powers, and she has. Fe J.O. Wiseman, "A" Company, is assured all those with whom she has permitted to resign, on leaving the Co associated herself in this was that abelony, dated 10th December, 1917.

varything possible in her power, every the colony, dated 21st December, 1917. ** Pho.. W. J. W. Joannor, A Cous- will contribute to the general esise

pany is permitted to resign, on leaving " thing that she can spare, whether man power, food products, metal or other materials useful or essentia, for the

prosocation of wary also ecemy ships

PROMOTIONS-ENGINEER COMPANT DATED

- İST JANUARY, 1918,

Corp. I. J-Blackburn to be Company, Corp. L. J. Bi

Corp. J. R. Kynoch to be Sergeant.

WIN. Fleraing, 10 be BancS

A Chinove was charged before Mr.able we should still be under obligations making of munitions or the successful Dyer Ball the morning with disorderly to one tone che 1' means net teized in Chine porously and whole Corporal

continue the work, for there is Chinese porta. She will coo- conduct, and with using foul and simply an acceptable addition to intern-heartedly. As to the man power, there abusive language calculated to create a ment rations but escape from actual is already a very large force of mr

breach of pesco

Defendant pleaded not guilty. Trooper Sergt. Arnold prosecuted. Ha deposed that at 8.15 p.m. yesterday whilst ca duty in Eamsey Street, he observed deltodant haraaguing a crowd of Chinese. The crowd was so dense that vehicular traffic was obstructed.

starvation to tens of thousands.

It is now almost exactly a gear since the appeal from 3Ir. H. W. Slade appeared in our local press. May I quote his closing words, for we have lately received a fresh appeal, and they are still applicable!

The America Censorship draws attention to a regulation which requires that, in telegrams to the United States, commodities referred to must be men It states that telegrams net confornring to this rule will not be Witness. ordered the crowd to disperze says, "and the least we can do for our others have been submarined three or delivered.

tioned.

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The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hcapitala begs to acknowledge, with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals:-

Pupila Bellos Girls' School...$ 10 . Woo Pak Kwai ................

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The latest Chinese telegrams from Paking report that no progress has been made towards a peaceful settlement of the present political desturbances in Chine

The news from Russia to day extremely interesting. It required no exceptional prescience on anybody's part to predict that the peace nego tiations between Russia and Germany would end as apparently they have already done. We ventured to say at 18 the time the armistice was first

thought of that when the Russian canie to ascertain precisely what Got many's idea of a peace settlement was the information would probably serve to consolidate the Russians in way scarcely possible now by any other means. Mr. TROTSKY and his crowd have at last discovered that there is not much in the German imagination which corresponds which their own dreams of peace. It was said by one

A billiged match is to be played at of the old British writers that "words the V.R.C, Friday 11th at 9 p.m. between are wise men's counters, they do but Gunner Lord and Sergeant Pitt., FLKP. reckon by them; but they are the on the occasion of the opening by the money of fools. The dreamers of Hon. Mr. Cland Severn, C.M., of the Russia accepted Germany's words billiard table presented by the Hon. Mr. about "no annexations" and "no Ho Fook. There will be indemnities," as money, and now find admission (2 and 1), proceeds to be them to be merely counters. Mr.devoted to war charities.

"OPHIR having arrived from SAN FRANCISCO, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Hazardous and/or extra Hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co Ltd. whence andjor from the Whares delivery may be obtaineditted after the

No claim will he Goods have left the Godowns and all Goods remaining undelivered after not the 10th January, will be subject to rent

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 14th January, or they will not be recognised.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 9th January at 10 am. be the Company's Burveyora, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,

Agents.

Hongkong, Ján, 4, 1918

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proposals as

They complied with the order but soon reassembled at Wing Lek Street. Witness again ordered them to move on, but the defendant refused to do so Asked if he had permission to "proach, defendant replied with a string of filthy abuse and told witness to "Makee Die."

Witness jumped off his borse and chased defendant. The latter fell on a heap of stones and before he could get up witness arrested him.

"We are much in need of funds "he

prisoners in Germany, Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria "is to keep them from actual starvation. Of course the Ger. mans ought to look after their priesters themselves, but they won't and we have no means of compelling them to.”

Sapper J. McCormack to be Lance Corporal

Sapper J. B. Thompson to be Lance Corporat

TRANSFERS.

Ple. E. Humphreys, "B" Compshy, is transferred to Company No. 2. Section, dated 25th December, 1917.

Bergeant J. H. Farrington, Engineer.

Company, is transferred to B Com pany, dated 2nd January, 1918.

LEAV

Spr. N. MacArthur, Eng. Coy, is Tanted 2 renths leave from 91.IE17.

Or J. Bentley, Arty. Coy, is granted “ days' leave, from 21.18. Pte. A. Mountain, Stretcher Beater Section, is granted 2 month leave, from 30.12.17.

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Pte. N. 'D Pullon "A" Company, is granted 6 months' leave from 7.1.13.

Spr. T. Miller, En. Coy, is grante leave from 1.18 to 30.1.18.

Pta. T. J. Fisher, Mounted Section, is granted 1 month's leave from 8.1.18.

Spr. I. S.

L. S. Straube, Eng. Coy, is grant ed i mon the leave from 2.

18 Field Operations, and Dec. 1017.

The following remarks by the General"

China Command published for the information of sil

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countrymen in France recruited from the ranks of various. trades.. Thereare skilled meshanics, railway workmen, artisans, carpenters, brickisyers etc etc. I am glad to inform you that this labour force has been a great success in every way. Both the War Office and the labourers are mutually satisfied. We have also a large number of Chinese working on your ships. Overa hundred have already secrificed their lives, and four times! The Shipping Federation testified that the Chinese, sailors and firemen have proved themselves to be mest reliable and faithful when their ships were chased or attacked by enemy abmarines. A gentleman once asked some Chinese sailors in the East End At the office of our Hongkong Was why they should run sush risks on Charities Committee there may be seen English ships. They replied that this ia the time England zerds us the hundreds of post cards from individual mest, and added that this is the prisoners acknowledging safe receipt of time

to prove. to our English parcels which our contributions-haye fallow seamen, that we-are-mada Oficer Cammsuding

long before China declared-war, Chinese in: diferent parts of the world had une by piased with the encue by those fuembers of the showed their sympathy in various ways Hongkong Defence Corps who marched with the cause of the Allie In the in all the way from Lo Wa to Kowloon Straits Settlements, and in Hongkong, Ferry, taking part to this Field Day on

the way. sub- the Chinese bave subscribed in stantial way to the war loans and war charities, and have presented motor ambalances and aeroplanea. Not a few have volunteered for, active service in France, and some are serving a special enatables and as ambulance aide in the Colonies, According to advices recently received, the Chinese war contribution in Hongkong alone is estimated at eight hundred thousand dollars yearly, and I may mention, by the way that Sir Kobart Hoting, a member of my race, has made very big. if not the biggest, contributions in Hongkong towards the war in various forms.

Defendant admitted having preached paid for. Could these bo exhibited, with them of the right stuff. In fact bedrich

I am sure we

He did not understand what the eom the sight of them would touch every plainant spoke to him. He did not offer heart and make us even more willing The South-Weat leaders are any resistance when arrested, and than.

are to take demanding the dismissal of certain suggested that the complainant had thought in the midst of our comfort and abondance for those who are, all tco Members of the Cabinet and the punish-whipped him.·**

literally, "ready to perish."- ment of number of persons who sup- ported the Takwans movement.

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charge for

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"Mr. Dyer Ball adjourned the case

until tomorrow.

STOLEN BRASS.

A Chineis employs of the Taikos Dockyard, was charged before Mr. J. P. Wood this morning with the theft of

brass scuttles, part locks.

It was stated that the articles were found concealed on the defendant's

person as he was coming out of the

work..

"

Defendant, pleaded not guilty. He maintained that he was taking them back to the stores.

I shall be glad to receive and acknow- ledge any contributions which may be kindly sent by friends unable to be present at the Service.

Yours etc.,

J. KIRK MACON ACHIE

SUMMARY · COURT."

• A QUESTION OF COSTS.

MEDICAL CERTIFICATES.”

Medical certificates for exemption from

pararies, etc, must be obtained from one of the Medical Officers of the Corps.

DRESS

Warrunt. Officers will not wear belts and sidearms in walking out dress. All Warrant Officers' Jackets will have tide packets in future

EXAMINATION FOR PROMOTION. An examination will be held early im April next

COMMUNICATION BEILL

LZUTURE.

The Administrativa. Commandant

happen Germany that valuable cost mines are in store in NOVEL METHOD OF STEALING Baked leave to amend his wit in dearth of doctors continues. This is Officers and N.C.Os of the Corps are

SUGAR

TROTSKY" describes Germany's pence During the last few weeks, says a

"hypocritical," and

Manila contamaporary, samples of coal declares that his Government and from different lettions of the islands the workers of Russia will never have been received by the Bureau of

In the Summary Court, this morn-considerable self-sacrifice. All our His Worship sentenced the defendant

ing, before Sir William Reca Davies, No Insurance whatsoever has been consent to such conditions as Ger- Science for examination and as a result to two weeks' hard labour..

K.C., Chief Justice, Mr. M. K. Lo effected.

What of the analysis made, it has been found Bill of Lading will be countersigned many wishes to impose.

then, is to has been 'negotiating peace the Islands för those who may want to with Rasis in the role of the develop them... "triumphant outlaw." Bho has be fooled the Russian leaders with fair words which disguised her foal intentions. It is all very fine and As Mr. J. Bentley is leaving for the large for Mr. TROTSKY to talk about North on short business tour, and will it being urgently necessary for the be away about a fortnight, Mr. W. D. Russians to courageously defend the Kraft has kindly undertaken to act as Fevolution, after he and his friends Honorary Secretary of the Golf Club in bavo succeeded in disintegrating the the meantime. Eussian army and impregnating the

THE CALENDAR.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

ON OFFICÈES", REVOLVER COURER, Fractices 1 and 3 will be fired at Ken-. nady Boad Range on Saturday, 12h instant, at 3 pilti. Medical Officers will attend to fire these practices.

[rders for the ensuing week will be Published to-morrow.]

A Communication drill will take place at Headquarters on Tuesday, 8th instant at 6.30 p.m. Officers and N. C. Qs. of “A”

Other Sotus of our students in this country and "B" Companies will attend. who are in a position to render some Officers and N. C. Os may attend if they

#desire. Infantry Training 1974, S service of asticual importance have beentions 1 to 33, will be practised. doing so in a very unselfish way and at qualified medical students have decided will give a lecture at Headquarters ou remain in this country so work Thursday, 10th instant at 5. 50 p.m. on the various hospitals so long as the Map Bealing and Field ketching All

connection with a claim for damages, very good of them, especially, as some fovited to attend. for breach of contract. He ender- of them have been away from home for A Chince was charged before Mrstood that some of the partners in

more than ten years, and the demand for doctors in China has been so very Wood this morning, with the theft of the defendant firm had run away and great. You will find now Chinese a quantity of sugars (

the remaining partners denied that doctors in soms of the leading horpitals It was stated that the defendant was the absconding partners had any in London, Liverpool, Bristol, Brighton, coming out of the works with authority to make contracte on behalf and Ipswich, as house surgeons, house Flymouth Portsmouth, Edinburgh and earthenwar jar containing sugar and of the firm. In that case, ML physicians, or resident medical officers. rice, when he was spotted by an Indian unid he would like to kmead his claim For the first time in the history of the watchman. He dropped the jar and

eigner has been appointed to the teach ran back to the works but was identified by inserting an alternative for a claim Middlesex Hospital in London, a for

of $200, money paid as a deposit..

ing staff, and I am proud to say that Mr. W. B. Hind, for the defea-this honour has been given to one of soldiers with extravagant socialistic The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. been quite a lot of thieving lately. One dants, said that if Mr. Lo's applicu my countrymen,

I am burdening you with too much of these details, but I wish to show you nctions subversive of discipline C. F. MeWilliams who are well known way to steal the sugar was to saturatation were granted, he thought His

Lordabip should order Mr. Lo to pay that long before China decided upon. Chinese Festival of Exiao-han (Slightly the dreamers of Russia had throughout the East, will regret to learn pumelo skin with it.

Mr. Wood fined the defendant $10, costs up to date. Under the altered the course of associating herself with “་་ག་་་་་་མམ་མཐུན་ན་ཐ

realised earlier what everybody else of the death, by accident, of their sen no less concerned for the safety of in-law, Lieutenant Zenor, of the Ewith the option of one month's har claim Mr. Hind said he might have the Allies, the Chinese people, whether MONDAY, Jan. 7-

to consent to judgment, whereas Chins or abroad, in the United Lieutenant Zenor, was at labour."

Kingdom or in the Brith Colonies, 2.30p.m.-Auction of Chinese Farce Democracy have all along clearly Navy,

under the original claim, he had had shown their sympathies towards Laius, Kakemonos, Curios, c. at perceived, the Russian Revolution Manila at the time of the fatal accident.

very good defence.

the Allies in an unmistakable way Hears. Hughes and Bough'auction would by this time undoubtedly He was married only at October and

And I may say in conciunion that though there are many people in China have been no longer in danger. In the deepest sympathy is felt for the

at the present time bolding different the circumstances the world can only young widow." be made safe for Democracy by the

MEMO. FOR TO-MORROW. 11 am-Auction of alightly damaged White Cotton Reel Thread at Mars Hughes and Hough.

GENERAL MEMOFANDA.

SUNDAY," Jan. 8-

FOODIE

WKOWEEDAT, Jan.. 9 --

2.30 pm-Aaction of Furniture &c. at Mesars. Hughes Hough's

Auction Room.

5.30 p.m.-Congregation at Hongkong

University,

FRIDAY, Jan. 1

3 p.m.-Auction of late for eraction of

Booths and Matsheds at the Race Course by Messrs. Hughes & Hough on the spot. Mommar, Feb. 11

Chinese New Year.

determination of the democratic peo ples of the world who fully realise

CRICEFT.

and, later on, arrested.

Inspector Sim stated that there had

ALLEGED THEFT OF 1,730 LBS.

... OF COAL.

· HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.,

Orders wand by Mr. F. G. JenkİR, D.B.P. (K.).

PARADES, CENTRAL 5.30 MONDAY, 7th instant.

All Recruits. TUESDAY 8th Intent.

No. 2 Pistoon. Also No. 7 Section (at Water Police Station). WEDNESDAY, 0th instant.

No.3 Company and Ambulance Platoon under Sergeant Major Roylance. THURSDAY, 19th matant.

1 Section. FRIDAY, 11th instant. Nos. 5 and 6 Platoons

MUSESTRY, PART 1..

His Lordship Yes, I think your ure entitled to costs to date.

Mr. Lo: With your Lordship reviews on various, question of politics, 8th, is postponed to Sunday, January

The firing ordered for Sonday, January

Two Chinese women, fart owners of a coaling jank, were charged with the serve decision is to costs until the in this war against the Central Powera, 13th, when men detailed in Orders of

case has been heard and afterwards their voice is unanimous. There is no December 28 to 92 will atterid

cause in the Allies' cause, which is also China's coure dat

theft of 1,786 Ibs, of coal

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB V. Sergt. Murphy stated that a cos] argue the question of costs in Cham-difference of opinion that the right

the nature of the monnen. All that... CHINESE RECREATION CLUB.../ had been done with the grant arist-

contractor engaged the defendants to bers?

aace of the Allies to enable the vast The following will represent the Clab transfer 200 tons of coal from a Japanese His Lordship Yes, I will agree to Russian army to play a great part in on ground tomt 21 steamer which had arrived from Saigon; that, but I might add that it will

p.m.Pearce (Captain), G. E. the war has been undone during the Aabrey, D. 5. Donnelly, F. W. S. Eran, to the godowns. The coal was taken to take considerable argument to con- Jack, Col. Morgan, H. E. Marial, the godowns but on checking the weight vince me that Mr. Hinds not the past six or seven months. The Liont. E Murray, F. Sutton, F. Byme it was discovered that nearly 1,730 lbs entitled to costs as asked, present leaders in Russia consider Thomson and H. H, Taylers their best hopes for the defence of

CIVIL SERVICE OVERLAND CHINA MAIL the Revolution in Russia lie in pro

paganda which aims at creating a This League fixture is to be played on the Civil Service ground to morrow similar revolution in Germany and at 2.15 pm C,C.C. Team. W. Grim THE WEEKLY EDITION OF THE Austria The world will watch with miatt, Graham, L.A. Rose, J. D Noria WW. Edwards. G. Manley,.0. KCHINA MAZE,"NA

eager interest the progress - of this Sara T. 8 Thompson, F. Ford, M. E. policy which, if it succeeds, may help Abbas, P. Ba the Allied armies on the West Front g

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to un important extent. We can well THE HONGKONG BRANCH OF THE suppose that after three years of w

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PRICE 25 DIA. (cash) per CopY. | the minds of the enemy's troops on The following is an astract taken

the Russian

y at this from a letter recently received by inhospitable season of the year,

Hongkong uld be

BRIDGE SCORERS

150 HIEETS,

Sticas Pão Rui

were short delivered. The junk was The case was fired for hearing searched and the missing coal was found next week hidden beneath the sleeping apartments of the defendante

Defendante denied all knowledge of

"TWIN":"ANGELS OF WAR.

the

the theft. They stated that they ha? been at Taurasts attending manage the doctor has made this was one festivities, and, were therefore not to of the least deadly ever fought in pro be held responsible for any crime, their portion to the numbers engaged, aid Dr fokis might have done during their Woods Hutchinson, Fellow of the

American Academy of absence from the junk SRSADA Royal Society of Medicine

In other wars there were were 6 to $ MR Wood adjourned the case deaths by disease to 3 battle of from until next Wednesday, hall being red woenda In this war, there has been

1 death from disease to 16 deaths #$100. for the frat det

f the woundedaj 13 out of

the field

to tell you that you may tell#25 for the secoBo

what splendid

was on the Nelson Column

Nos. 3 and 4. Pistoons will attend in moft at Headquarters Club on the followi

sing dates MONDAY, 7th instanterve *No 3 Platoon. Du FRIDAY, 11th instant

Trooper 803 Samy is transferred to No. 2 Platoon as from this deter- By Orde

The latest fashions in mesculle No. Hatoon bats are to be found in Paris, where, in leading hat shop, some rather quint male headgears, are on viay. They are labelled as follows:

wir Edward The Asquith. As the last named is the highest the ex Premier will naturals 172 teal rather flattered. Y

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Counsel for the petitioner in a recent divorce cais said that he had witness to support the allegatiovia, bat, although served with a subpons, be had said that ould not come to court preferring udge's possible wrath to that which stened by his wife if he gave

ship: I cannot say that his was wrongs daughters

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