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** GLENAÝY," having arrived, Condgens of Cargo by her ars hereby informed that all Goode are being landed as their risk into the hecards and/or extra batardons Godawar of-be-Hongkong and Kasloon Wbulant. Godowa Co., Ltd., whence and/or trois the wharves, delivery may be obtained.

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berwise they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us

in any me whatever....

Bill of Lading will be enantemsigned by JARDINE MATHESON & Co., L.,

Agente

Hongkong, Jan. §, 1918.

THE CALENDAR

HEMOS. FOR TO-HOKBOW.

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Special Services of Prayer and Inter Passion in connection with the War. Chinese Festival of Hsiao-han (Eght

Cold)"

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MEMO. FOR MONDAY. 3.30 p.m.-Aretion of Chinese Terce laing, Kakemonos, Curios, &c. at Mesara. Hughes and Hough's auction

rooms.

GENERAL MEMORANDA.

Vinay, Jan. 9:-

3.30 p.m.- Auction of Fargitars &c. st Messrs. Hughes & Hough's Auction Room 6.30 p.m-Congregation at Hongkong

University. FRIDAY, Jan 11-

3p-Auction of fats for erection of Booths and Matsheds at the Race

Course by Mesita. Hughes & Hough on the spot. Monday, Feb. 11

Chinese New Year.

DELTHA.

:

THE CHINA MAIL.

and will smaller French and Ital- THE FIGHTING AT CANTON. THE MAGISTRACY lam contingenta

result of the latest encounter must have satisfied the enemy that Jarumiem, in Icht for ever" (sa they were told by their commanders if would be if the attack failed), and the further fact that they were prumid “abundant food" if it succeeded," suggests that General ALLESAY'S further advance is not likely to be strenuously disputed by

arvation

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOGAL. AND' GENERAL.

GUNBOLTS BOMBAND MILITARY, “

GOVERNOR'A QUARTERS,

ARMAD ROBBERY ON A JUNE

Three Chinese were charged before. a fearn from a very well informed Mr. J. R. Wood this morning, with quarter that the fighting which occurred committing an armed robbery on near Canton yesterday morning was cargo bost ou New Year's night. due to a difference of opinion between the Fucifying Commissioner, Li Ful Lam, and General Mick, the Military Governor

Defendants pleaded not guilty.

SATURDAY, JANUAR

UNIVERSITY OF

RONGKONG.

MATRICULATION “EXAMINATION,

DEC. 1913NG

HONGKONG CANDIDATES,

HONOURS LIST...

10 Choo Shin Kin, St Xavier's In-

stitation, Penang w

19 Eo Kan Wing, Sacred Heart

College, Canton/ Wong Set Lam, St Pauls, la

stitution, Seramban.

36 Wong Bling Kwong.

142 Choa Sin Kab, St Xavier's In-

stitution, Penang. College, Canton.

PASS LIGT.

Tam Cheang Huso, St. Stephen's

College

الرثاء

*7. Cheu Sok Nia, St. Stephen's

College.

Inspector Sim outlining the case, and that about ten o'clock on the fening of the Ist Ihstant, Ave meth the arrest of about 70 of Li Fuk Lampan at Bowrington Canel to take It appears that General Mok orders including the defendants, engaged an army which mat already been, who were stationed at Ho Hau, them to a cargo boat which was anchor. demorilised by deleats, and a which is situated on one of the bends ed off Kellett land. The men were apparently suffering also from semi- of the West River. These men were alleged to hare boarded the bost

accused by General Mok of acting as armed with knives. They threatened 107 Ho Ex Chi Sacred Heart spies for General Lung, the Inspector the owner of the boat, ordering General, who is on his way to Canton, him to keep silent while they with his troops. When La Fok Lum proceeded to rack the bout, heard of the arrats be called on the stealing money and jawolty to the Military Governor and offered to stand; value of $101, and departed in their security for the men if they were sampen. As soon as the sampen left released. General 3lok refused and the boat, the victim of the robbery promptly had about 40 of the prisoners commenced to shout "Save life and shot. Subsequently, Li Fuk Lum badable a police whistle. The ampan confereage with Admiral: Cheng Fix returned to Bowrington Canal, and Kwong, the Chial of the Admiralty, Chinese tram inspector hearing the sad instructions were given to the cries, grasped the situation and prompt... gunboats to Graan Yam Sangasted one of the robbers who where the Military Governor and his 'anded. This man shouted a warning Staff were quartered. This order was to his confederates. The rabbers in- carried out at about three o'clock in the stantly rowed away and soon ali traes morning. Some 20 houses were damag of them was lost. The boatman. ed and two shots fell into the house of realising for the first time in whose the Military Governor, killing one of company he was, jumped overboard his wives and injuring one of his children and

swam ate

Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie deres to acknowledge with thanks, the recipe of $2 from "B" for the Prisoners of War Relief Fund....

CRANSTON-Lieut. WILLIAM AULD CRANSTON, Rugal Engineers, aged 34, second son of Mr. and Mrs DAVID CRANSTON, "Möhkanshan,”

Today's news from Peking is that Giffnock, Scotland, late of Shanghai. Killed is action.

Li Shun, who is negotiating on behalf of the North for peace, has transmitted CAKES-On December 20, 1917, advice from the South West Provinces

ALFRED BALDWIN (Frod) CHAM BERS, London Scottish, aged 18, embodying definite terms for a settle 2nd son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Heat in Hanan and Krongtung The Chambers of Shanghai. Died of President has called the Palace Officials wounds in France. (By cable)

and the Cabinet to a joint conference GALLETLY—On December 29, 1917, at

to consider the terms.

the shore. The

13 George Edward Rowan, Private

Study

13 Andrew Ling, St. Stephen's

College.

14 To Shitt Hang, Private Study.

Yong Kung Lia, Victoria Inat

Kaala Lumpur

16.

0 Loa Pak Hung, Private Study. 26 Huang See Fang, Anglo-Chinese

College, Tientsin.

27 Cyril Laing, Queen's College. #29 Tan Kim Hong, Anglo-Chinese

School, Singapor

33: Liu Cha Man, 39 Kueh Eng Ch'ong 41 Soo Hoy Man, Private Study. +154 Richard Conrad Gegg, Victoris

British School.

GIRES

19:3

121 Alda d'Almeida Franco,

Convent 148 Mary: Agnes, Stuart. Hammery Home Ma:French Convent.

124 Gertrude Eileen Stubbings, Kow loon British School (Distime tion in English).

136 Evelyn Stokes Woolley Viooz

British School

THE SECOND CONGREGATION

At the Second Congregation of the Univerally on the 9th instant the Honorary Degree of LL.D. will be conferred on the undermentioned -

Sir James H. Stewart Lockharty IKOM.0.

Mr. J. W. Jamieson, C,M.G. Beyd. T. W. Fearo

The following will be presented for the degross indicated sma

ME, ES-A. 0. Merisan, B. C. Wong, Wong Kwok Kan, Wong Siong Cie, Wong Ttz Chuen, Cheung Wing Tai and Chan Chung San.

B Se (Engineering)Au Kim Ewing, & T. M. Barma, Cheung UP Wilham Hall Ip Hin Fong, Tu T Chang, Lai Hat Chin, Lee In Cheung John Merasa, Pạn. In Tat, Saw Whee Seong, Tsi Tung Pui, Wong Tax Ting, Wong Wai Hong, M. A. Xavior, Yeang Two Wing and Foo Ping Sheng (Firt Class: Honours)

SE WARTS (BA)Taha SoF HIS

The University Authorities hope that all University Grodinates attending the ceremony will wear sesdemic costurare.

COMMERCIAL

HONGKONG SHARE MARKETI

Mass Motion and. Taylor in their

No reply to this fring was made by the prisoner was taken to the Police Military Governor, since he was not Station and there he gave certain the Isolation Hospital, Shanghai, His Excellener the Governor has aware of the position of the gun-bosts information to the Police, who acting 189 Wong Chi Kit Sacred Heart Weekly Share. Report dated 4th January

College, Canton. (Mesin. Dodwell & Co., Ltd,,) ageći / boen pleased to re-appoint Dr., G. Ewhich, ufter the firing, mostly left on it, affected the arrest of two more +164 Ng Chit Chung, Private, Study.

JOHN MENZIES Campbell, GALLETY

اد

42 years. NEW.-On December 19, 1917, at Shanghai, 8. C. Nrw, aged 56. Secretary of the Kinguin Dock.

The Ching

Mail.

BORDEONG, SATURDAY, JR. 5, 1918

THE PALESTINE CAMPAIGN::

Aubry, Dr. Q. Marriott, Dr. F. H.Canton.

men. The umpan was found foating

Kew, and Dr. I. W. Noble to ba Mem The reason why decision was made near the Corinthian Yacht Club, the bars of the Dental Bound for a farther to fire on the dilitary Governor was next day, and the Inspector, on search- term of three years, with affect from because Admiral Cheng, and Li Fuking it, found a sheath. knife and some the 17th July, 1917, and to appoint Lum were of the opinion that the Dr. Evans Jones in act during the Certonese were being unjustly shot by

absence of Dr. Noble or until further General Fok. notice.

was held by Mr. King A.C.P. and the ps and shoes. An identification parade three defendants were identified by the

junk owner and his wife aa the robbers. Mr. Wood remanded the prisoners

HONGKONG MAN'S LETTER FROM until next Saturday.

`A DUG-OUT.

Second Lieut. Lealis Boss, writing to a friend in Hongkong, saya ———

A grave digger at Mount Caroline cemelery, reports that, at 6.30 p.m.,00

AN INNOCENT DUPE the 4th instant,, fivè men armed with revolvers and their faces covered with

Two Chinese were charged on remand cloth, broke into his room. They I am still going strong, and carrying with the unlawful possession of 19 teels. pointed their revolven at him and his on the good work at far as possible out of prepared opiam other than Govern- wife and children, gagged them with here at prosent under rather dismalment opium. wooden gags and tied their wrists circumstances, as it is horribly cold and behind their backs. The robbers ran windy, with rain every day. The and sacked the house and stole money and and aloah are almort beyond belief jewely to the value of $240,

Really, I do acimaire our boys. The way they carry on aa cheerfully as they do under the most depreringeircumstances, bulky.

Defendants pleaded not guilty. Evidence was given by a revenue officer who stated that he saw the two defendants leaving a sampan carrying a trunk which appeared to be suspiciously He stopped defendant and the term of office of the Hon. Mf. H. is astonishing Wet through most of examined the trunk. The first defen-

Notice is given in the Gazelle, that

Wiew the full history of the Palestine campaign comes to be written, the British Artey operating in that quarter will come in lors good deal more credit thas it has yet perhap. Pollock representative of His the time, and invariably over their dant who was carrying it and received. The capture of Jerusalem Majesty's Justices of the Peace upon ankles in slosh they are still marry and it did not belong to him, but to and the defeat of a big sust on the the Legislative Count; expires on the bright all the time, and ready to do passenger on heard the a Tating who part of the enemy to relaks it are the 16th of January, 1918; and that he has any mortal thing they are ordered with requested him to take it nahore and most "pectaenlar events of the cain expressed his willingness to stand again. perfect cheerfulness. One thing at leave it at the Eastern Hotel Witness paign, and public interest is focussed In the event of another Justice of the least, is pleasant, and that is that we've took. bath man into custody and on this theatre more by reason of the Peace being nominated a meeting of the been moved to a much quieter front brought them to the Revenue Office. religions and historical associations Justices other than Government Officials than we had been in all the while I The trunk was examined and its sides of the country than on account of the will be held at the Magistracy on Mon- bare been out here, and we live is found to be double. In the compart achievements of General ALLENBY's day, the 25th day of January, for the partive peace owadays very ments thus made a number of un

purpose of electing & representative of

opium were found. forces from the purely military point the Justices upon the Legislative of view. Yat the whole campaign Conseil. so far it has developed has been a remarkable achievement. Beuter's Correspondent with the Forces in Palestine gave in the cable we published yesterday a more adequate idea of the dificult nature of the terrain than has been supplied in any official communique. The conducted.

DEATH OF MR. UN KAM WA..

"

We regret to learn of the death of Mr. Un Kam Wa, which took place yester day, at Canten. The body of the decessed will be brought to Hongkong where the funeral ceremonies will be

occasional shell or a few bombs, and that is all Up at our last camp we had no peace day or night, and our casualties were tolerably heavy particularly in

horses:

Mr F. X. D'Almada, appearing for the two defendants, contended that the first defendant was the innocent dupe while the second defendant had nothing Here, we are right out on the blue, at all to do with the opiuma. He had and never see a civilan. The whole been to the ship to find a job atá cook country is the abomination of desolation, and being unsuccessful returned ashore one mass of shell holes, mine erster in the same simpan as the first defend- and old trenches and dugouts and whole ant villages are represented by British To clear all the doubts of the fiat made signboard, otherwise one defendant's complicity with the crime, would hardly guess they had ever been the Magistrats adjourned the case for a

s

Qualified for Faculty of Medicine. Entered for Senior Local-qualified

for Matriculation.

Candidates who may matriculate in the Faculties of Arta or Engineering but will be required to pass subsequent ly in Chiness.

25 William Mok, Private Study.j

Candidate referred in English."-

1 Liu. Chun Kin, St. Stephen's

College.

Candiriates who failed the Matricus tion Examination but have been award- ed' Senior Local Certificates.

6 Lim Kho Bong, Anglo Chinere

S-hool, Singapore,

34 Abbaabboy Abdoolhusen Abdool-

raham, St. Joseph's Collage 49 Lam Shiu Kwong, Privats Study: 30 Ho Kang Kwai, Anglo Chinese

School Ipoh-

Candidates who have previously passed the Matriculation Examination and have now qualified for the Faculty of Medicine.

38 Woo Yes Tak: 32 Shin Lok Shang

44 Yong Loo Lin."

45 Lim Eng Bae.

46 Mustapa bin Osiaan.

51 Pun Chin To,

32 Lam Wan Fas

state.

Our market opened an Wednesday the 2nd, when a fairly large volume of

swego to press business was done, but as the market is almost stagnant, following on the publication of a contradiction of the rumour which has been prevalent for the past month that the Indo-C Company Werd

about to amalgamate has been oficially published by the local with the P&O. This contradiction Managers of the Indo (biza S.. Ltd. bet it is only fair to point out that in London the rumour appears to pin credence if one is to jange by the com stant firmness and gradual, mas in the which to-day comes

otation, wit

at £as, being the equivalent of

Shanghai continues firm so far as Cotton Shares are concerned, but restricted business only has been done so late that

· CCC -

BANI-Hongkong Banks have co to business at 600 with sallare prevailing

this rate.

at

HARINE INSURLICm--Canton tinue to offer st $300 and Unions could be placed at 8740 North Chines are wanded at Tis. 114,

*FIRE "Imuranen-China Fira, KTE wanted at 41224 and Hongkong Fices as $310.30

SHIFTS-Deferred Indios for stated bare have had sharp fall tbo clesink quotations being $116 for wah and 31st for March after business having been done at 8154 and $155 for the latter delivery, Douglases have come to business at $75 and Steamboata st$171

REFINERIES Chins Sugas changed hands at 493 and Malabons are offering at $30.

OTTA AND MISING -Langists have been dealt in a The 15 and Replest 29.40, whilst Tronohs së 11/3, Ural st | 20,/---, KAisna, åt. 40/- and 8halla.

10-wall have sellers S

ANKANTES AND

Note Candidates who have been owlose Wharves hayo buyos at 806) referred in English may attend the for cash with 3105 offering for March. Matriculation class in English at the Hongkong Decks have buyers at 8157

for cash with Univerity. They will be allowed to farda shanghs, Docker for matriculate if they pass in English at quiet with nothing doing

BUILDINGS.-West the next Matriculation Examination AR, HOTES AND

SENIOR LOCAL EXAMINATION, DEC. 1917.

HONGKONG CANDIDATES

(BOYS.)

PASS LIST

Fat

Point st $81, Hongkong Lands at 990,. |Hongkong Hotels at 390, and. Centrals ki 820 have amall transactions st geota tions. Humphreys be placed

and Kowloon Lands at 830 Como MuShanghai quotes. E under: Eos Cottons

Tis 164 buyers ex dividend, Shanghai 18

(Note: Candidates who have qualines

153 Victor Mayor Hast, Victoria

British School

153 Wu Wang Fan, Sacred Heart

College, Canton.

high country around Jerusalem itself Mr. Un Kam Wa was a very others. It makes inding one's way short time to allow the first defendant in miturn! fortress and it in minent member of the Chinese mer surprising that the Turks, who cantile community of the Colony and about at night, with a big convoy to try on the clothes. When, the assofied for matriculation are entered on showed themselves to be such fine was the sole proprietor of the W Hing rather strenuous job, at times! But was resumed a few minutes later, In the Matriculation List)...

spector Clarks declared that the clothes soldiers in Gallipoli, were unable to Yung Arm, carrying on a large export tall gets done, somehow.

banicess. He was also interested Had qmiss jeb the other day. I did not it defendant at all. Ther defend these heights around Jere in many other commercial concerns was sent out in charge of four waggons belonged to much smaller man. He salem, especially as they had the The deceased, took a practical interest to point pretty near the front line to added that it was his opinion that this assistance of a large number of in the Chinese Company of the Police collect empty petrol tins, take them was a genuine rare of "innocence." Germans and the benefit of the Reserves, for which he received, the

back a certain distanco, fill them with Mr Wood discharged the defendants, demmunications relating to news should advice of a German General of von thanks of the Secretary of State for water, and then deliver them the next and ordered the opium to be confiscated.

moraing at a point near the line, for FALKENHITE's standing. It must the Colonies.

the use of our Bugade who were in the trencher as the time This went on

**CHINA MATE.

NOTICE.

be addromed, to Tm Zorroz.

Correspondents 'mush forward their Banes kad addresses with any communicanot be overlooked in simating the

tion addressed to the Editor, notnscmedelly for-publision but a

Bith

In othar directions, Mr. Un Kam Wa

evidence of good occupation of Jerusalem as a military / showed himself to be one of the Colony for a wand our little camp was [y] achievement, that it bad to mast public spirited. men, and his death under shell fire all the time, and the

All matter. for publication should be witter on one side of the paper only. preceded by the conquest of the Sinai desert, which a high military Lotten

relating to business ́ ́àhould be addened to Tzim Hasao um,

authority recently described as "the

pass" of exbscription to Chips Hall" in real difficulty. In this respect, be 888 per annum per quarter and pot men-

said, marvellous work has been The China: Mal' is delivered fine to borbe in Hongkong.sad Kowloon, accomplähed. It is interesting to Postage la Charged at the rate of fifty | learn that our troope in Jerusalem, Dia per month Orders for extrs copies of the 10mm, are drinking water brought from Mark, should be mest on posible Egypt, one hundred and fifty miles the supply is limited. Ouals 10 ctm., Oredit

across the desert, in pipes which

Bate of abscription to the "Charland were brought from England and China; Mall it in. 812^ yan. annuus - postage

El par summu sates. Aiingle copics twenty Ameries. Moreover, a broad guage Alterations and additince to adverse. railway has been constracted, and thus sales on Paget 2, 8, B, and 7 should the Sinai resort has been conquered be, mali bai: Las (fos, Bar F. Wyndham

Strent, not Ister to 80 anys after landd

Albuentieurs audi additions to Adrartiantion and

4K and Burhonid bâ

meak un mod later bain 10.1.75

Key Advertisemence

a fred period #Hy

will be deeply regretted

WIR SAYINGS.

The Union Insurance Society of Boschen also had a devil of a barrage on Canton, Limited ask us to publish the the road we had to go along twice s fotimation that all future payments day. Eat no casualties, luckily! My into the Hongkong & South China. War THINGS ONE WOULD LIKE TO

sergeant is recommended for the Sayings Association will be lurested in KHOWA

Code Military Medal for this stunt. I hope sterling 5/, stizial War Bondra

be gets it; he did well.

'Arrangements - have also been made WHETHER the Government intend to.

ing in quits jolly dug cat, whereby the interest berung on the plant rabbages or towering shrubs

at the mome on the debris which has been

It is about £fteen by investments already made in Straite osm will, itil for.. permitted to lie on the pavement even, Lad six feet high-much warmer Settle in Queen's Road Central for the than a corrugated from hat, or a tent at ther

ested in the Straits Exed up, with part two months or more fan present I've gat

**

wood floor, and

ER it is all part of the train canvas, corrugated fron ing that the men in barracks on washed, and with the Peat should have no free these and a big fire goin sold evenings

dhat Loftan think of my

lined with

ing white

Miting Admi week ezdir

perion to

166 Li Ping Choi, St. Paul's College. 166 Chan Shu Fan, Private Study.

GIRL'S

PASH, YAST.

KanghYes Tha

buyers

Tis 7.90 buzomiral, COMPANIES kongkong Else

are wanted at 19, Ching lights at And Hongkong Trama at 86.

MISCELLAN ROUIS.-Watsons continue to offer at $5.00 Cements at 7 Dairy Farms at $275 and Ropes at $105, Ices st

Waterhosts at $15 could all $150-and be placed at quotations Proc

RUBLEES—Singapore cables the for lowing quotations: Malaka Pindas #3.75, Markoffs $4.4" Now Ferendahs *$4:05, Radleības $1 2.5% Aver:Panas #1125,

Bungei Regal

$3.89 Ningapore Currency" sellern. Met

251 Doris Evelyn Carry, Kowloon | per

British School.

452 Beta Frances Hazeland, French

-

Convent (Dutn, in Anthmetié)

Rabber

ber (Plantation) is quoted: 2/6)-

EXCHANG-The demand rate on Lo don is 3-4 and the T.I selling rate on Shanghai is 87.

254 Andrée Baudet, French Convent MWERKENDE

The verations variation in the sped 255 Gladys Louisa Woolley, Victoria | ling of "Mac" recently is outdone by the British School.ariant spellings of the name of the

disciple of Islam, which Bumrre soc 257 For Kam Yang, Private Studywinently in the newspapers just 258 L King Yong, St. Stephen's The good old word

College, (Distinction in Need and for

tor But lework)

JUNIOR-LOCAL EXAMINATION,

-DEC". 19179"

BOYE

PAKS

2 Li Cbe Hai, Ying Wah College

9,60 Sai, Qusen's Collega

the Kan

11 Wong Shui Yan, Queen's Coll matcion for thei

15 Chat Man Lap, Onsen amounted. Ex 20 Dávid Lyon

#the

Victoria British

Mahmated

is still adhered to Maboge