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E WATSONS

WATSON'S

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THE PREMIER

SCOTCH:

DISTINCTIVE IN

FLAVOUR, WELL-MATURED.

MELLOW

THE CHINA MAIL.

|at, Lfter which there shall be no private internallonal understandings of any kind, but diplomacy shall always proceed frankly and in public view. The third condition in the President's Message is perhaps one which reads rather strangely-an coming from one of the Protes- tionist countries of the world. It desires: "The removal, as far in possible, of all economic barriers and | the establishment of equality of trade conditions among all the peoplas consenting to the-peace-and associat-- ing for its maintenance. So far as the British Empire is concerned no ecomimic barriera existed against any nation before the unbreak of", war,- but as Mr. LzOYD GERGE Bad other British Mizisten have pointed out the longer the war lusty" the less it becomes possible to level the

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., economic barriers now erected against

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WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

TELEPHONE, NO. 616,

To-day's Advertisements

HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO. LTD.

WING to alterations and repairs & at the Power Station the Supply of Electricity will be SHUT OFF 20 SUNDAY, the 13th just. from 7.3) A.3. to. 1 p..

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & COL,

Agenta

Hongkong, Jan. 11, 2018,

THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED.

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NOTICE IS, RERERY GIVEN that

The

THIRTIETH ORDINARY

1917.

&

The China

our eneinies. In the PREMIER's latent atterance he pointed out that owing to the diversion ul human effort to war

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BARKING CORPORATION.

THE FINAL DIVIDEND FOR

1917.

THE MAGISTRACY.

EMBEZZLEMENT.

A Chinese war charged before Mr. Dyer Ball this morning, with embessling $94, the property of his master. We are affcially authorized to

Defendant pleaded guilty. Inspector Macdonald stated that on state that, subject to audit, the Directors of the Hongkong & Shang the 8th October last, the defendant was hai Banking Corporation will recom-sent out by his master to collect money mend at the forthcoming meeting:- owing to the firm. The money was A fine dividend for the year end-collected but the collector failed to

ing at December, 1017, ofretarn.

tion of Income Tax. Add to the Silver

£2 3/- per share and a bonus of The prosecutor stated that the defen El. per shum, subject to dedue-dant sa sent to collect accounts. He

had refunded all the money he ember ed with the exception of $941 for which he stands charged.

Questioned by Hu Worship to what he did with the money, defendant said that some of the money was spent. no himself and the remainder lent to a friend

Reserve Fund $1,000,000 Write off Bank Pre-

mises

$1,000,000 And carry forwanl

about

$32 lacs.

there must follow a world shortage of FIRE IN THE HONGKORG, HOTEL. raw materials which will increase the 11 niger the war latu. “It is inevitable

Mail.that the countries controlling raw

Hongkono, FRIDAY, Jan 31, 1918.

THE MAGNA CHARTA OF

THE WORLD.

YUS

CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE

work there was well alight.

men who

Mr. Dyer Ball sentenced the delen- dant to three months' hard labour,

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

"A Chinese was sharged with being in, unlawful possession of ten taels, of opium dross before Mr. J. R. Wood this morning.

Defendant pleaded not guilty. Inspector, O'Sullivan atated that the defendant was arrested by a constable on beard a steamer in the harbour and on the way to the station he attempted to bribe the constable to set him free

The evidence tendered not being suficient to warrant the prosecution, Mr. J. R. Wood ordered the defendant to be discharged.

ILLICIT OPIUM

An old Chiness woman was charged

sion of ten taels of opium dross at the this morning, with the unlawful possG8

Kowloon Railway station yesterday.

It was stated that suspicions, wars

TO SWEETEN HIS CONGER

Sugar Refinery was charged before Mr. A Chinese employed by the China Wood this morning, with the theft of quantity of sugar,

a

FRIDAY, JANUARY 18

KILLED BY A MOTOR CAR

HONGKONG DEFENCE

CORPS

CORONER'S INQUEST.

A Coroners inquest was held this Administrative Order by Major H

· Morgan, "Administrative Commandant, afternoon over the death of a Chinese boy agild about five years who was

COUEST OF INQUIRY knocked down by motor car. No. 25.

A Court of Inquiry will assenshie, af and killed".

sach time and place as the President Mr. J. R. Won acted as the may decide, to inquire into a matter

which will be laid before then Coroner.

President. Major D. Macdonald, Y. D. Members Lieutenant L. C. R Rees and Liestonaat, B. Branch

After the jury had been aworn. the Coroner addressing them said the sprident occurred on the 21st Eḥicam

er last. The circumstances of the

Private G 11. Young was enrolled, or

3.1.15 and preted to "B" Company, L1 and posted to B Company Private T Staart was corolled on

were that the bar Not 25. 8. turning to town from. Causeway

Pte. G. H. Grinth, A. Company, Bay, and when passing near the attached Stretcher Bearer Section

permitted to resign on leaving the Causeway Bay "terminus of the Colony, on 19th January, 1918 Hongkong Tramways the whild was knocked downs and killed

*

Lieutenant. Owen Hughes "B" Com pany is granted 12 month love, Ercum, 8-1-18

Dr. Mucharhine deposed that he made a post mortem examination of

Lance Corp F Ferry. “A”: Com- There was a big 10-1-18. the deceased.

pany, is granted 1 I day's leart, from bruise on the right side of the face Gunner Overy, Artillery Coy granted I month's leave from 1-18, and bead and the right thigh wus

Pte. P. R Glendinning, BORD- broken. The eausa på dentă, was pany, is granted 6 months leave, from

March. fracture of the skull. It was his Pte. G. W. Barton, "D" Company is opinion that the ear struck the child granted 12 months leave, from 111-18"

Pta V.C Inbeam, MG, Company, on the right side,

granted I month's leave, from 2-1-18,

The plan of the scene of the accident was shown to the jury, to whom the Coroner explained that, according to the report made by the chauffeur of the car which caused she accident, the boy was knocked down

MEDICAL CERTIFICATES.

For exemption from parades etc. must be obtained from ons of the Meditat Officers of the Corps, and must be sent to (1. Ca immediately they are received.

COMMUNICATION DRILL

At Headquartera on Tuesday, 15 instant at 3p.m. Officer and N. CO. on the left side whilst, from the of "A" and "B" Companies will attend. Police report it appeared that the Other Officers and N. C. Os. may attend if they, so desire. Infantry Training 1914, child was knocked down on the right Sections 1 to 35, well be practised. side.

Evidence of identification ዝ.115. given by the mother of the child and after further evidence, MrWood adjourned the inquiry.

ARMED ROBBERY,

materials will desire to help them. selves 'and their friends"fire." | The

A fire broke out in the Hongkong people of the British Empire will be Hotel at evening which, at quickly very reluctant to throw open their assumed considerable proportions, but doors again to German exploitation eventually get in hand after about they did before the war, and two hours' strenuous work by the Fire without reciprocity by Germany: but Brigade, assisted by the staff of the if peace is made on the three Botel Tandamental inditions mentioned The fire was first noticed at about a PRESIDENT WILSON' Menge to in the statement by Mr. LLOYD quarter past ten when flames were seen Congress in which he sets forth so GEORGs, the Allies. will doubtless issuing from the roof and it was found mply, frankly and emphatically the be found more accommodating in that a considerable portion of the wood- nature of the peace which the United regard to the delaïls of the settle- States desire, shows that America ment. A Peace Treaty embodying Brigade was quickly on the scene

The alarm, was given and the Firs MERING OF SHAREHOLDERS suciates hersell very completely with the main and fundamental features meanwhile, the hotel hydrants, of which 11th of MONTS, JA221 & MATsos, & must if not all the aims indicated in of the programmes which the two there are two on each door, were got to

Company will be held at the C, Limited, on TUESDAY, 3th the important declaration mide branches of the Anglo-Saxon rice work. January, 19.8, at 11.30 a. for he

A Chinese married woman living at Prime have just announced would form the purpose of receiving the Report of the recently by the British Directors together with a Statement Minister. What we mia in Pre-Magna Charta of the whole world, definitely known. One of the possible when she was buying a ticket for yesterday morning while she was sitting The use of the 'nutbreak is not aroused by the woman's behaviour 17, Battery Street, reports that early Lergunta for the year ending 31st December, INTER OF SHARES of the athaton to reparation for the wrong the end of the war until the objects carleesiness on the part of some worked, and ten taels shopium dross were woman and some children, they heard a sident WILSON's programme is any and it is impossible to contemplate explanations is that it was due to Cunto She adderained and search in her room in company with another Company ill be CLOSED from SATURDAY 19th to TUESDAY, 29th committed

by the enemy, fa set forth by the Allies are fully and January, 1918 (both days inclusive) riolation of international law. Mi fioully achieved. There is nothing ground for kitchen, and in connection A sentence of two months hard the door and four men armed with ware colour washing the found concealer underneath her jacket knocking at the door. They opened dering which period ne Transfer of LLOYD GEORGE declared that the in such a Settlement derogatory to the with which a scaffolding was being labour was passed. Shares can be Régistered.

By Order of the Board of Directors, first requirement of Great Britain and true and legitimate interests of Ger- erected at the bottom of a shaft, which

revolvers rushed into the room. The robbers barred the door, bound and A SHELTON HOOPER, her Allica is the complete restoration many, but it would put an end tor runs from this kitchen to the roof and

gagged the inmates and ranasoked the Secretary to the of the political, territorial and econos ever to the plans of military aggres adjoining which is the fue to the HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT me independence of Belgium, and sion on which the whole nation has kitcher fres. The workmen were using

cicthing to the total value of $1,050.20. house, stealing money, jewelry and such reparation as can be made for been fed and nurtured by its Prussians candle and it is thought that the shaft,

The robbers made good their escape. the devastation of a towns and vil masters during the past half century, two sides of which were made of wood, lages." Unless international right, As President WILSON temely express- being in a very dry state, owing 33 he said, is recognised by insistence on edit: "We are not jealous of Gee it being discent to the fine, caught payment for the injury dose in man greatness and there is nothing fire from the candle. Another possible defance of ita canons, it eun bea reality. Therefore we find in do not wish to injure her or in any the fae. These, however, were mere con” nerer in this programme to impair it. We explanation is that a spark from the flue somehow caught the woodwork of the British Prime Minister's state-way block her influence and power,

ING of SHAREHOLDERS in this the injustice done to Serbia and arms or hostile arrangements of trade, Company will be held at the Offices of Montenegro and the occupied parts it she is willing to associate herself Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, Limited, on TUESDAY, th

of France, Italy and Rumania, which with us and the other peace-loving January 1915, at 11.45 ... for the purpose of he described as "the inndamental untions of the world in covenants of resiving the Report of the Directora together with the Statement of Accounts condition of permanent peace:" When justice, law and fair-dealing. We 31st December, 1917. the PRIME MINISTER alluded to the wish her only to accept a place of Company will to CLOSED from services of our seamen he again in- equality among the peoples of the

LEGT SHARES, of the SATURDAY 19th to TUESDAY, 29th sisted that there must be reparation world, instead of a place of mastery. January, 1918 (both days inclusive)

The chief" damage was caused by during which period to Transfer of for the injuries done by violation of It is impossible to believe that the water, however, and the building has Shares can be Registered.

international law. There is no respirations expressed in the state-suffered from top to bottom. All the ference in the President's Message to menta made by Mr. LLOYD GEORG the enemy's violation of international and President WILSON do not corres law on the high seas, except perhaps pond with the heartfelt desires of the indirectly, when the PRESIDENT bulk of the German people, and we We entered this war in conventure to believe that these two sequence of violations of, right which statements have brought pence appre- touched as to the quick and made ciably nearer. THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST our life impossible, unless they were corrected and the world secuted gainst a reenrrence.' ME LLOYD Grond's insistance on the import

AGENCY CO., LTD. General Agents for the WEST POINT. Brudina COMPANY,

LIKITAN. - Hongkong Jan. 13, 1918.

THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE LIMITED. ?--

FOOTBALL.

HONGKONG LEAQUE

Defendant pleaded guilty. Inspector Sim said that the defendant was arrested as he was coming out of the works by the main gate. He was searched and the sugar was found in his. The Hongkong Club in the game with pocket Defendant was taken to the the Royal Engineer tomorrow the 12th

be represented by the following ..

Goldenberg, Care, McCubbin (Capt) Balaton, Stewart, Rodger. Grimmett, Channels, Gerrard, McTavish and Wood,

LECTURES

The following will be the Course of Lectures to be given between the 10th January and the end of March

January 10th Map Reading and Field Sketching

January 17th Field Service Regula-

tions

January 24th Military Law.

January 31st Map Roading and Field Sketching

Febuary 7th Field Engineering. Febuary 14th Military Law.

Febuary 21st Field Service Rougla

tion

Febuary 28th Map Reading and Field Sketching

March 7th Military Law Engineer

March 14th Military Law. March Blat Fisid Service Regula- tions.

Lieutenant D. R. Wahl, R. E. bas March 28th Military Engineering very kindly consented to deliver the lectures on Military Engineering,

The Orders for week will be published to-morrow.-E.]

GUNNER WHO DROVE SAME THAN FOR THREE YEARS,

WAR RECORD BROKEN BY DEATH. OF A GALLANT SOLDIER:

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ment. insistence oa "reparation" for We do not wish to fight her either with lectures. The curious part about the station "and there on a further search | inst. at 4pm on the Clab Ground wir in Flanders MA Bockinge

for the

The

By Order of the Board of Directors.

THE HONGKONG CENTRAL

ESTATE LIMITED.

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

Secretary to

The General Managers. Honging Jan. 11, 1918

MENT & AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

THIRTIETH ORDINARY

ence of reparation foren rages suffered MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in being a fundamental condition of this Company will be held at the

Ofices of Messrs.. JARDINE

permanent pesee emphasises the en MATSION & COMPASI, LIMITED ON TUESDAY, 29th absence of any allusion to repam- January, 1918, at

Nood

for the

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

JA.

accident is that the greater part of the being made, a bag of sugar was found damage done by fire is to the roof, and to be cunningly concealed around his the space immediately between itmist and the top floor, whereas, the only likely place from which a fire could originats was either from the fiue or the candle, at the bottom of the shaft, as stated.

Defendant said that the sugar was scattered on the floor and he picked up | some to wwesten bis anger..

Mr. Wood sentenced the defsodant to six weeks hard labour and four hours' stocks in lieu of the last day.

A PITCHED BATTLE

CRICKET.

A striking war record has been brokers

Driver Fred Batcher. Essex, went to France with the original British Expeditionary Force, and for three years from the retreat from Mons drove his gun-team through numerous battles without a scratch to himself or his horses. For this feat he was recently pressated with

with silver cup by the 1. C.Ç. – MIDDLESEX. general commanding aba divisiona For this League fixture to be played good fortune of Driver Butcher tomorrow at 2 p.m. on the C. C. Cand his gun-team continued DAY ground the C. C. C. Team is-A M. November last when his parents received Grimmett, J. 8. Graham, W. W. Edwards, the news that he had been killed. Be M. H Abbas J. D. Nons, FS. Thomp was driving his team into-actica when a son..

W. Pitt

F. Schnepel, U. K. Kharse shell exploded near them and killed the T. F. Ford, R. Basa.

man and one of the horses.

new carpets which had only recently been laid down on all foors are ruined, Six Chinese were brought before Mr. callings are damaged and the drawing J. P. Wood this morning, on the charge

A fire broke out in Aberdeen early room his Blso suffered. Rooms No. of disorderly conduct at Kennedy Town, Last Saturday morning at 8 o'clock this morning. It is understood that a 375, 475 and 575 have been rendered yesterday.

there was a parade at the Koukaz block of three houses, the ground floor uninhabitable for the time being And Inspector O'Sullivan stated that last camp, Shanghai, when General Michand used as shops and the upper floors as the walls of the corridors and other evening, defendants who were the mom- bestowed the following decorations wou living rooms, were gutted." The firefont rocms have all suffered.

bers of the crew of two different Jenks, during the war To Dr. Siberil the was sens but the outbreak was exting The loss is covered by insurance. had some argument over a collision Legion of Honour to Chief Adjutant ished before its arrival

which occurred between the two vessela Aymes the Military Medal to Corp From argument they procceded to now Sergh Kremer, the Croix de blows, and soon bricks were flying Guerre (with class). Sergt. Kremer, ease of cigars, presented by the La Insular Co., and one case pipe through the air. As aasquef of the fight | who is in the Chinese Chatoms, Whi two men were sent to the Government ga

THE COURT CARDS.

Mr. D. Landale and Mr. and Mex.

**RETURN VISIT.

Dosetion in the President's Message. Yet Jentering the Report of the Directors, he tells us that there is no confusion Dodwell, who have been making a "atay together with the Statement of Accounts

The

for the year ending 21st December, 1917. o consel among the adversaries of in Shanghai, and Mr. T. S. Forrest left

REGISTER OF SHARES of the the Central Fowers, no uncertainty Shanghai last Monday for Hongkong. Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY 19th to TUESDAY 29th January, 1918 (beth dars inclusive) { during which period in Transfer of Shares can be Begiatered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

Suretary

Flongkong, Jan. 11, 1918,

of prinsiple and nó ragueness of

The total collection for the Mine detailse we arppose the difference

sweepers Fand as St. John's Cathedral in the two statements to

which we have drawn attention is capable of In

on Saaday last (including sumasabse quently received) is now $1,390.80 explanation which is not at present and £10. apparent. Ona distinctive feature

Additional gilt frour Meuils of

in April, 1915 near Ypres. He tobacco présented by Memos Moet- Civil Hospital, and the remainder ar was a prisoner in Germany for 18 kamp & Co., bave been received by rested. When charged at the Police month, was then interned in Switzer the War Charities Committee and station, the defendants mede such con land and is now back in the Customs forwarded to London for distribution, fusing statements that he had no The decoration ceremony was simple among the wounded in hospitals option bat to charge them with but deeply impressive.

A Reuter's despatch from Tokyo disorderly conduct...

Defendants were unsaimons in deny.

6 to repairs

cently.

Elgar Warwick's meny little pack, the Court Cards and their Joker, are returning to Hongkong after a most

It is reported in the Yokohams reports the aide de camp to the successful tour in China and Japan They denied having created a distira serious sccident on the 27th ult when fresh sctivities of onemy

ing the charge of disorderly conduct, papers that Mr. W. B. Mason sustained Ministry of the Navra and will commence a short farewell ance and auggested that the ring walking down the hill from her re are now believed to he senson at the Theatre Royal on party had been arrested

sidence towards the Kirin Brewery, having been effecte Saturday night, January 18th, in a Mr. Wood bound over one defsadant Mrs. Mason, who was accompanied by ships, observed three- of the PRESIDESTA statement is The Bangkok lottery totaller complete new programme. Mr. in the sum of $50, and fined the rest her husband had just crossed the road without doubt there we that he places but in the pro- 270,000 ticals. The first three prizes of Warwick wishes to make it known

$5 each.

when a horse attached to an empty cart, enemy submarines Framme of the world's peace $1,000 ticals and 13,500 ticals went to that five per cent of the gross re-

startled by the horn of a motor, bolted cannot have been five the abolition of secret diplomacy,

Siamese. The winner is a Majer in the ceipts will be donated to the Red

down the hill and pioned the unfort the enemy This has been a plank in the pony Sins arms and the second prize Cross lund during the season.

unate lady and her maid up against the fit is very fortunat The Police report that the body of side of the hill. Mr. Mason had not been able ente TNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that of the Socialists for years, and we winner is in attendant on Prince. The strong points about the proc

the SEVENTEENTH ORDINARY aw see it insisted upon by the

Bianaloke the third is a lady,

an unknown Chinese god about 30 and himself crosser hon the horse bolted duties without injur MEETING of SHAREHOLDER in

Stammes they submit are the variety. dressed in semi-European style, and was chas, parble, to avert the ac this Company will be held at the Offices Bolsheviks of Basis in their peace

and the judicious manner in which found yesterday, lying on the billade dent. His Mason when the items are armnged Brightness,

Un 17th October, £24 ween May Road and Conduit Rosa, mag

From was found to be seriously, and rofinement are

There was a wound in the stomach and FAR

Loved to the General to be a case of murder

THE HONGKONGLAND. RECLAMATION COMPANY,

LIMITED

A cheque for $1,010.35 has bean Mesars.JARDINE HATANO & negotiations at Brentlitorak much COMPANY, LOSTED On TUESDAY 29th

1918 at 12.15 PAC for the to the chagrin of the Central headed to the Hon Treasurer, War

earmarked for the

itiona

„Fancary,

receiving the Report of the Pewors who evidently looked for purpos Directors together with the Statement of/Acounter for

greatar” aucuCISS December, 1817 Domai

Year ending 31st

SHABES of the

"CLOSED › from

-SATURDAY 18th to TUESDAY, 29th fro16

* Kuuke773018,- (both: days inclusive); doring which period zio Transfer of

Bhacen can be Registered.

dar of the Board of Directors.

MOWER

more

one

the entertains

being amount of

vided on the

Sanday 6th January

with amon)

atics

SUSPECTED MURDER.

SET AS

making good;