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MATSONS

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THE PREMIER

SCOTCH.

DISTINCTIVE IN FLAVOUR, WELL MATURED, MELLOW.

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

THE CALENDAR.

GENERAL MEMORANDA.

TUSDAY, Jun. 14:

TELEPHONE NO.616

THE

tion. It is sincerely to be hoped that | the epidemic in Shanal will be stamped out a speedily and as completely sa www.the epidemic in Manchuria in 1910-1921 Thas an international medical force gathered on the spot and the accumulated results of the research work then done provide a reserve of experience uppa which those who are called upon to cope with new outbreaks are able to draw, so that no time is lost in applying what has been demonstrated to be the most effective means of prevent- ing the spread of this. terrible scourge.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOGAL AND GENERAL.

The Janingy CriminalSasions will open on Monday January

The Chinese Povernment ha granted #130,000 for the construction

Tientsin. The American Red Cross Society, it is reported, will also con- tribute #100,000 for that purpose.

CHINA MAIL.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

THE MAGISTRACY.

SATURDAY JANUARY 18, 1918.

TITION AT THE V.M.Q.

NEW BILLIARD TABEK OPENED.

an

At the Victoria Recreation Chub ya

The death, from smallpox, is re-

ARMED ROBBERY. ported of Mr. A. C. Parkins, who

Three Chinese were ninrged recently went to Tokyo from Shangremaud, before Mr. J. R. Wood thie

TOPICS OF THE WEEK.

[BY SCRUTATOR."}

Old residents I think will general

bai and Singapore, falling ilk shortly morning with committing an armed terday evening the Hon. Mr. Cland "upport the assortion that it in

after his arrival there...

The death of M. C. & Garton, a young American in the employ of HE. Anibold Bros. & Co, occurred at Shanghai front smallpox at the Shang hai holation Hospital "last" wook. The remains were cremated..

Gerard Professor

Zalzman, 4 baritons, who gave some very sunconful concerts at Shanghai that Summer, is How in Hongkong on his way back to Shanghai, and hopes to arrange for a concert during his brief stay in the Golony?

Mr. A. W Playfair, professor of English literature. in Keio University, didd at Kowakodini in the Hakone region from a sudden stick of heart ducase Mr. Play- fair, who was 47 years old, bad

gore

robbery on board a junk suchored Kelet Island on New Year's night

on

A WOULD BE SUICIDE,

A Chiness youth was charged on iemand before Mr. Wood this morning with attempted suicide..

Severn, CMG., formally opened the difficult to recall a winter in Hong Billiard Table presented to the Club by kong in which we have had suck the Hon. Mr. Ho Fock

prolonged spell of cold weather ar

Defendants pleaded not guilty....... Mr. R. Mattingly appeared to defend ou of the sound.

Mr. Wood remanded the case untvening I have much pleaserein formally epilemic, yet how many people have opening, in this club, the billiard table seen the mercury below 40? On the next Wednesday.

which Mr. Ho Fook has very kindly Feak the glass has been down so presented. He has not only presented about 40 degrees on serem mar- the table but during the last few days. babas sets that the cloth and dushions recently between 7 and 0 a.m., are in fair order by getting new ones.

but during the night it has boen^ We are all very grateful to him for much below that mark. A sol Wonhip, addressing the defend this table which will be of great registering thermometer on the ant, said that the Tung Wah authorities benefit to the Club in the winter Peak on Wednesday showed that it would send him bank to his country, evenings when darkness comes early had reached down to SL degrees –– and that he was require to sign and will also provide a source of which accounted for the ice to be pernoval band of 850 to attend the financial gain combined with, innocent

seen early on Wednesday morning. Court for sentence when called upory to pleasure. On the end of the table in a do so within the ensuing six months silver plate recording that fact the table

Sir James Stewart Lockhart at the is presented by the Hon. Mr. He Four to the Victorm Recreation Club University Congregation the other A Chinese chargedi a rickshaw cookie October 1917. Mr. He Fook in one of day regarded himself as a sorter demanding more than the legal fare and are we are all very grateful to him great have Been the changes since he Jeft it th 1003. Not the JousĖ (Applause) also with sexsult. o.

The Hoa Mr. Claud Severa then striking of the many changes in Defendant pleaded not guilty.

I aunouncing the presentation Mr. have had during the past three Clad Severn maid Gentlemou, This weeke, Colds have been almos

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THE LEGAL FARE.

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of & modern road between Peking and to Hakone for short Eacation during before Mr. Wood, this morning, with four oldest membara, and I am Rip Van Winkle in the Colony, so

the New Year holidays.

The Railog Mixing Administration

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has received the following telegram: Complainant deposed that he engaged announced that Gunner Lord and growing cae of the motor car, The Hon. Treasurer of the AliceRegret advise Lance Corp. James defendant's rickshaw at the Kowloon Sergeant Pitt would play a match of believe, Dr. Noble was the first to Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals beg Knox killed in action September 23." to acknowledge with thanks the follow GOODRICH-On January 3, at Shanging donations to the fonds of the Mr. Knox was a member of the Chun. Ferry Wharf to take him to Arsenal 600 up, sed in doing so he said: We introduce the new method of locoma-

Hospitals

BIRTH.

ROCHA-On January 2 at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mr. C. L. Rocka, a daughter.

DEITH

hai, CLYDE GoodRICE, Manager, Astor House Botal, aged 26 years.

* p.m.-Court Cards at the Theatre.

The China Mail.

$30 pm-tion of Teakwood wod) Rackwood Furniturs, A.. at Meser Hughes & Hough's.

Katuri, Jan. 19-

TUESDAY, Jan. 2

Company Meetings :-

11.30 am.-West Point Building Co.

13.45-Hongkong Central Estate,

Lid

12 noon.-Hongkong Land Invest

ment Co."

12.13 p.m.-Hongkong Land Re. HONGKONG, SATURDAY, Jan. 12, 1918

clamation Co.

MNDAY, Feb. 11:-

Chainen Now Year.

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THE PLAGUE IN SHANSI.

Cotton Yard Dealers Guid... $200. Paisage Macey Foud

Street When the destination was

hare here. Sergeant Pitt wise prowess tido to Hongkong place which wangtao staff of the Kailan Mining Administration and was the son of reached, witness paid defendant 8 cents you all know, and newcomer in seemed so very unsuited for i 50% Alt. Knox, late chief engineer of the Defendant refused and demanded 15 Gunner Lord, and I hope they will Now, I suppose, there must be well cents. They argued and defendant give you a good game. In order to over a hundred cars in the Colony, KMA.S., Kaiping,

stuck witness a blow on the mouth how what the pace of the table is like, and Sir James Lockhart as be Mr. John Rodger, an old exponent of emerges from the University after. Witness had the defendant arrested.

the game, bas kindly consented to play the Degree ceremony and saw the few strokes with me. At the end of any of motor-curs in waiting might quarter of an hour whoever has the bave almost imagined himself to be in the neighbourhood of Picadilly highest score is the winner.

.Americans in China have been ordered to stay on the firing line of commerce and not rush to enlist or offer their services as soldiers, unless they are called, according to a memorandum received from Washington by Mr. W. A Burns, Fraident of the American

Chamber of Commerce of Chins.

The rainfall in Hoogkong for the THE epidemic of paeumonic plague which occurred in Marcharia in 1910-month of December, 1917, asregistered at the Royal Observatory was 1.140 inches. 1911 and caused in a fax months the death of 60,000 people is too at fell on three days. At the Botanical Gardens it was 1-94 inches on 3 days, recent to fail to create the gravent con-

at the Matilds Hosptial, "Mount Kellett, warn over the news of the appearance of this form of plagus in the northern 12 inobes en 3 days, and at the Police province of Shansi this winter. Before Station, Taipo, 2-16 inches on 3 days.

tion Hased to the Editar, ant necessarily the blanchurian butbreak, pneumonie

Lur publicativo bas as idenes of good

Lith.

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Leties relating to business should be Rss of subeeription to Olates Mall" $20 per sanum; por quarter and par men

addrmed to Txi Max100,

His Excelency the Governor has

or pulmonary plague was considered been pleased to re-appoint the Hon.

Welfo

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Mr. Ivan Chen has been appointed Commissioner of Foreign Affairs' at Shanghai. Mr. Chen, a native of Hunan, is a gruduate of Lincoln's Inn, England. During the Manchu régime, he served as secretary of the Chinese Legation in London for more than ten years. In May,

a Commercial Commissioner to Shanghai. He is 48 years old and very popular in Shanghai.

1911, be

QUEEN MARY'S NEEDLEWORK QUILD.

AN URGENT REQUEST.

An urgent request has been received All matter for publication should be rare type. It appears to be even Mr. Claud Sovera, C.M.G to be for a large number of knitted mufflers

more deadly in its character than the Chairman of the Licensing Board for &for troops, to be # written on one side of the paper only.

fished as quickly as pneumonic plague with which we are further term of three years, with effect possible. Wool, and needles can be acquainted in Hongkong, for Dr. from the 1st February, 1918, and to obtained from the Heads of the Work the *Hoo Mr. Ering Parties, and will also be given out W.LEN TEH, who is at the head appoint

at the City Hall to all who apply on of the North Manchurian. Plague D. C. Prevention Servics, has stated that Member of the Board during the Monday, 15th inst, at 10.30 am no authentic case of recovery has absence on leave of Mr. R10 Workers are asked to leave their other Poge an Obargod as the rate of fifty been recorded, and that it is perhaps Hutchison or until further notice, with War work and for the next few days to concentrate on getting this through.. Orders for extra cogic of the Cars the most virulent type of all known effect from the 9th January, 1918.

> ger mouth.

Donations for buying muflers will also MAIL should be sent us scen as posibles diseases. It begins with Budden.

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period of 2-3 days. Very soon the fever increases, the palse becomes fast and, small, marked signs of lung

be agreed to register in accordance with the Municipal Notification, was again brought-up at the Shanghai Mixed Court,

January 1, for failing to report himself. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

involvement are obasrred, and a pink, at the Hongkow Police Station as

was physically unfit to go out doors, The Court imposed a fine of $100 or in the alternative a month's imprisonment.

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YAM,GA,, DIŽIKIOW.

Tuesday, January 16th

8 p.m.-Squad and Stretcher Dril Thursday, January th

8 p.-Squad and Stretcher Deill

QUEEN'S COLLEGE DIVISION. Thursday, January 17th:- **Á* section...

1.80p.m.-Bandaging

Practice Friday, January 18th

4.20 p. Squad and Stretcher Drill.

liquid, frothy, spion is coughed up required under the conditions of the HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT. containing enormous numbers of permit. Siatecker's defence was that plague bacilli. Oring to diffiealty his physical condition was such that he of breathing, the patient becomes blue in the face, signs of bleeding in the mucous membranes appear, and the patient dies in 2-4 days after

The following "is the programme of appearance of symptoms." Unlike

the last of the present series of Mr. bubonic plague which is more pre- Denman Fuller's informal Recitala and valent in warm weather, the par will take place at the Helen May music type is most dangerous in Institute on Monday next at 5.30 p.m. winter. When the reports of the These Recitals are open to all and at Monday, January 14th: appearance of the plague began to each a collection is made which goes THE WEEKLY EDITION OF THE come from Sarats, which is under intact to the Prisoners of War Fund. the Shanal Government but is really Frogramme The North Wind by H. ia Mongolia, the Ministry of the Farjeon, Intermezzo, Brahma; Danse Interior not only ordered the local

Negré, Cyn! Scott, De Profundis, authorities to take all possible Balfour Gardiner, Belleta dans l'eau, measures to prevent the extention

10. Debussy; Prelude for the left handt of the epidemic, but they took the only, Scriabing; Humoresque, Tschas more practical step of sending Dekowsky; Au courent, Borodine; Pouped WỪ LIÊN TEE to the scene, ap: Valsante, Paldini; Moonshine, Macdo-

Sinding Ballado AN FIRST CHINESE NEWpFERparently with large powers for well Serenda

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Tuesday, January 16th-

4.20pm. Bandaging Practice.

Thursday, Jane

4.20 p.m. -Sqüed Drill

49) p.m.First Aid lass. Friday. January 18th :-*** 4.80 p.m.-Squad Drill

(8.) E. Bazyka, District Supl. in Chargs of District.

Inspector Sim said the legal far for the journey was five cents. Con- plainant was bleeding from the mouth

when he went to the station.

Defendant denied the salt. He stated that he only demanded ten conts, this being the fare usually paid for the journey.

Mr. J. R. Wood imposed on defendant

a fipe of $18 or five weeks' hard labour. in-default

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ALLEGED THEFT OF WOOD.

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In this little game the "Hon Mr. Circus. Who knows but what it Chaud Severn disclosed that fact that it nother fifteen years we may text way not, by any means, the first time bave our aerodromes from which wo The buri handled a billiard cue. He shall be able to hire our aeroplanes

plays a very slow game and his winning for trips to the Peak or Kowloon?

hazirda are executed with deadly Bouncy. He has also acquired the ability of playing for position, which is

Something like record collectioLEE

so essential to good billiards. After seem to have been taken het Sanday one or two visits to the table, Mr. both at St. John's Cathedral and Severn compiled neat break of 24, Union Church in aid of charitable which score he finally took to 48. Mr. objects related to the war, propos Rodger did not get going until the end of appeals from the pulpit, the fol-

A Chinese boatman employed on a junk was charged with the larceny of quantity of wood, before Mr. Dyer Bali this morning.

Sergt. Tulloch stated that the defen. when be put on a break of +3, winning lowing Mark Twain story is related

the game by 31 points

in the New York Bookman: dant was engaged by a contractar to

To the hatch between Sergeant Pitt

At a spiritualist demonstration held transport wooden folding and Gunner Lerd, both men displayed recently Mark Twain apposted and dig Hongkong to Youmati. This was done knowledge of the game considerably short story to a lady, Allee the and when the scaffolding was

discharged,

above the average amateur. Lord, dictation of the story was epleted the it was found that a large pole perhaps, played a more scientific game, typist remarked. It's prety shoes for missing: A search was made of the funk hut seemed to go out of his way to book. There are this reply Did and the pole was found to be eut up in srecute shots in the most difficult you ever know about my paze, joke? pieces. The police were informed and

manner. In the early part of the match One day I went to church, beard a mis the defendant was arrested

Defendant pleaded not guilty and he went well ahead and it appeared that say sermon, was carried so the stated that he had permission to take he would eventually sccurs the victory, kept talking. I reduced my zote to Stry but his play was not consistent and be dollars. "He talked on. I came down to the wood

Complainant denied having ever gives failed on many occasions to take advant twenty-five, to ten, to five, and after ho age of the openings afforded him His bod maid sl that be had in him, I stole best breaks were 27, 26, 41, 31, 39, and nickel from the basket: Reason for

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the permission.

Mr. Dyer Ball remanded the case, fixing ball at $50.-.-

THEFT: OF GLASS.

A Chinese was charged with the larceny of 30 pance of glass from as empty house in Yumati

47.

extent of a hundred dollars." The preseder

yourselva

Sergeant Pitt played a good all judge that some local church- round game and did not fail in the pers will be glad to see the story later stages, to take advantage of bit in print. Why, deponent ayeth not openings. He got out of difficulties the reader being left to reason t several times hy neatly apcuted out for himself. "long joonies and ran through. Had he played up to the form. displayed in the last 150 he would have

They do some things in China

Defendant pleaded guilty. Sergt. Tulloch stated that a lakong arrested the defendant, from informs won by e considerable margin bat better than they do in Hongkong tion he received from a little girl who early in the game he paulmany visits to at any rate I bet some fremberg of told him that he saw defendant cutting the table without making double figurs the Hongkong Police Reserve will the glass in an empty house. Defendant breaks and sometimes not scoring at all think so when they read the following was taken, to the Police Station and His game like his opponent's, was lines for which I am indebted to

being searcher!, was found to possem rather fat but he was very accurate Peking contemporary—"" The Pro- an implement for cutting glans Quesand thus his losing hazards" came off," sident has granted $20,000 to rewand tioned as to where the glass was the accuracy of the shots obviating the members of the police and the defaudant took the police to wobbling over the pockets which often gendarmerie who have discharged board in Temple Street sad s tag Lappens with fast player The game their duties satisfactorily during the contaimag the glass was found hidden ding-dong one until the 100 mar past year. No mention is, mada underneath the staircase.

war reached, then Lord went ahead, but regarding what those will get who Mr. Dyer Ball sentenced the defan-in the but two laps Pitt picked up with have not not discharged their duties dant to three months" hard, labour and some excellent double-figure breaks and satisfactorily! four hours' stocka

CHINESE CUSTOMS REVENUE.

1917 A RECORD YEAR.

The Customs revenue for the year-

and £3.

when the game stood at Lord 567-Fitt 591, Lord failed, and left the red over

Kung kay There was a surenstic Ettle rater- the pocket and Pitt then ran out.

ence in a China Mail lender the other. Pitt's best breaks were 35, 24, 32, 21 day about affairs at Canton in which

it was suggested as one of thủ pom=” “ A Commission is now sitting at

At the conclusion, The - Hon. Ma, sibilities in the development of the | dealing with the epidemic. "One York Bowen.

Shanghái, for the revision of the.

Chapel Severn presented the winner extravaganza, that the Military obvious danger was that the people

Customs Tand of China China's 1917 was : The 400,000 in excess of with a cup, given by the Club, and the Governor would entertain at a ban- would flee in terms from the dutrict The libet action in connection with object is to chtain an effective 3 per that for 1916 differences are Harb loser with billiardy case and cue, quet the men who has done their

The principal

Harbis, and thus carry the infection with the winning of the sweep on the cent ad valorem. It is estimated an increase of Tis: 299,000 Antang Tis. presented by, Messa. Lane, Crawford best to kill him? by bombarding fu them to other parts. The suspension champions race, at the last race that only 81 has been obtained dur 367,000Tsiren. Tis: 1,056,000 Tire and Company.

show a decrosso

Saiyuan Tailway, – reported in occupy the Mixed Court of Shanghai-change will mean to China may be M 165,000; Canton of Tis 108.000

Haako 2.

decrease of Tis 243,000 telegram from Peking this week, is, The defendant, a Chinese interpreter gathered by seeing how it would have shanghai of Th1900; 8webow of as dcabt, one item in the plans in the witnes box last week, repudiated affected the Customs revenue of Tis 163,000 which have been made to restrict the libel. He said he had never said 1917. This amounted to Tis. Ollections &t Antung and Tairen are recand for the Native Customs ander the ares of the epidemic. A Feling he was entitled to a half of $79,000 38,177,000. An effective 5 per cent. the Inspector General, 65: The 5,170 correspondent says: "It appears that whereas he had only rocoired a quarter would have yielded a total of Tls.

thousands MRI of the

One of the Inspectors 54,538,571. in this region, where foreign mission- aries atp comparatively few in told him that, but which one he could number, thers does not happen to not say. He

tein

The Chinese Mail of traffic on the Poking-Kalgan-meeting at Shanghai still continues to ing the past 10 year. What the of 8132000-tochowan merese of

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ZENNIS

THE BRADLEY CUF.

The average exchange for 1917 ab The second of the semi finals for the †4/3}} represents revenge of £8 241,40 | Bradley Cup was played at the Doe

86 against: 25,264,40 for 1918, when the Bourcation Olsh's Court in the Na average exchange was (/341

yard yesterday afternoon"; When Bers

yamersin, the dead of night. There is an old saw which says that many true word is ipoken in jest, and I am reminded of this by seeing am announcement that *** It * und stood that HB Mok Wing-sun, the Acting Military Governor, has de- oleo entertain Admi Pik-kwong, thes various

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