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BRANCH-On February 2nd, at Govern- mont Civil Hospital, to Captain. and Mrs. B. BRINCK, a daughter.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Increasing its attractions as a holiday resort for people in low favoured parts of the Far East, and also an A. place of residence for wall-to-da Chinese Another healthy sign in the | pout few years has been the increase in the number of Chinese industrial

FIRES IN THE COLONY.

A MATSHED BLAZE IN

KOWLOON.

A small fro ocentred in Kowloon. on Saturday evening in the yards of

THE MARINE COURT ON

INQUIRY.

JUDGMENT DELIVERED IN THE ** MANIPOURI" CASE.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1918

Th

-PIASTRO

CONCERT..

seems to have had a considerable voice generally in the navigation of the Fship hertofore, and it would seem s simple matter for him to have discussed the situation with the master and thao, If astisfied that the mastar was incapable audience at the Theatre Royal, on af understanding and the safety of the Saturday night when Mr. A. Mirovitch ship was threatened, decided notion

There was a good and appreciative

The judgment of the Marine Court should have been taken by the and Mr. M. Pietro gays the first of

Chief Offer with all the other officers, their two concerta.

Masara. Mirovitch and Piastro are not | enterprises in the Colony, HE T/Messrs. Sang Lee:& Company, Con- of Enquiry 'was delivered to-day, and the master placed" below by force

strangers to the Colony and to say that Governor was quits justified on Stators, which is situated adjacent the wise in which Captain M. Bor otherwise as necessary,

to the Kowloon Dock. A matabel won, formerly Master of the ..

The ship then should have bee both are well over the line between. caught fire and for a short time Manipoari, applied for an enquiry Saigont and the matter at case reported high professionalism and genius is to

navigated by the Chief Officer into created such a Slaze as to give the into the conduct of the Chief Officer to the British Consul there, a full report peas a truism of which many masió impression to the people on the Peak of that ship.

being writen in the official log and lovos in the Colony are already well that a large fire hat broken out in The President of the Court, Com-signed. We therefore consider that for aware

The items on the programme on the Docks themselves.

mander Beckwith, R.N., Marine the reason given Mr. Majer's action was

not justified. The defendent allega Saturday night were all well known Magistrats, read the judgment as that the master was still drunk at the show works and they were executed the time he took charge of the ship in a manner, beyond praise. The ipllows:-

and calls the Second Officer and Chief performatice was only marred by the Egineer to corroborate this charge inadequacy of the pisto to meet the Now the Chief Engineer bad not see demands of a pianist of Mr. Mirovitch's the Master daring the day there attainments, and in some of the heavier

urday in referring to the Colony [“a healthy child, growing space and only yet in ber inimacy, and it is therefore, well that the Government should be looking ahead and keeping an eye on the poisible means of The brigade was quickly on the making provision for an adequate epos,, however, and the outbreaks supply of pure water for the vastly quelled. increased population that is expected to inhabit the island fifteen or twenty Jearn bence.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

ป

JUNK BUILDING YARDS ABLAZE AT CHEUNG SHA WAN.

A fire, broke out, yesterday, after Doon, at Cheung Sha Wan, which is sitanted to the west of Taikoktai, and the Cosmopolitan Dockyard. „

The men of the Central Fire Station, the Central Police Station, Yanati sud Water Police Stations,

the Volunteer Fire Brigade, with one font dod three Police launches, were

quickly on the spot.

1

W dod that the steamship Mans rouri, official No, 75959 of Shanghai, of whom, Montagu B. Wilson, official No. of certificate 038599 of Liverpool was master, left Hongkong on a voyage to

course

abouts. When he

OB the

Officer at watch time the master was

contrary

ander

instrament, However, Mr. Mirovitch-

forse the chords or order to bring out to Saigon, and at noon on November 19 bridge at the request of the Chief ge the player had to rather was estimated by DR to ba N. E. of Pale Kambit some 20 miles. During very excited by the action of the Chief anything like the majestic melody they the master's temporary absenes from Unlear, so that the Court are of opinion contain when played on a full sized is was able to display his marvellous tech- the bridge for in the Chial Officer that the Chief Engineer's evidence

naturally prejudiced by the state-of sight discoured water and altered excitement in which he found the nique and wonderfal expresiva abilities edures to SE After doing so he took

colouring being everything that could be posteps to inform the master at the time, master to be. The Second Officer would in the lighter passages, his phrasing sod nor did he enter this alteration of seem to be uncertain in his mind desired and he was greeted with almost

tima of signing the rough log, both of which between the

the report written to the an ovation after each selection. it was his duty to do

owners by the Chief Officer and the 5th of his violin, his double bowing, double Mr. Piastro displayed equal mastery -*. Since

amalipor appeared a

At 1.30 p.m. the master returned to Shanghai in September there have been

the Bridge from tiffa and the Chief January when he signad

topping in harmonics being marvel- 64 cases notified among the foreign It was found that a range of junk Officer and 2nd Officer, then alleged statement, as to whether the Master on stopping and especially his double lously para and tras, bringing out the faffuence of drinker only notes as if played on the open string. population (which is estimated to builders" yards, together with com-that, he appeared to be under the the 12th of November was

influence of liquor. The Court can find nuember 19,755) and 177 deaths among plated junks and a large quantity of eo evidence of this in the actions of the highly excited. So the Court are a dispisyed a wonderful control of his instrument in Sarasatés M Zapis- LYALL-Ab Swatow, on the 29th Chinees (estimated population, 633,990). shipbuilding material, houses and master. Up to 4pm. the navigation of

SOPHIA January, AMELIA

teado " with it striking pizzicato the ship was carried out to make the NORWOOD, wife of Dr. A. LYALL,

The weekly religious meeting of matsheds, were well alight, cqualand in the usual way, and when the

passages, harmonics and cadenzas and S. E P Mission, Swatow, and daughter of the late Charles the Helens May Institute on Tuesday the reflection to be seen from a 0

in adagio passages of the other items his Norwood, Berwick, King' Co. afternoon at 5.30 o'clock will be considerable distance, and Nova Scotia.

ducted by the Rev. J. K. Maconachie, volume of smoke drifted over the

one a rich and full of body and he used an enraptured audience to the highest pitch of enthusingning who will give the fourth of a scrier 00, Teachings of Christ with regard to daily The masting is open to all

DEATH.

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THE THIRTY-FIRST ORDINARY

TYTAM-TUK:

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mrs. Martin Egan, Correspondent of the New York Saturday Evening Post,

harbour.

and was sighted the course was altered a. dense necessary and a cast of the lend taken. The Court are satisfied that the master actually gave the orders for the east of lead

Owing to the low state of the tidy,} some difficulty was experienced in getting the fost near enough to the scene, but later effective assistance was rendered by the float.

Chief Officer, B&W

the

not Estiefed that 12 the master

duty,

on November was unfit for Now we come to the conduct of the Master after what happened on the 13th November between 5. 30 p.m. and 8.45. The ship had been taken out of his bands by the defendant and his order countermanded. Yet there is no entry in the official log. No report made to the British Consul or to his owners, and the incident is slurred over as if it were an every day occurrence.

In justification of this he (the master)

cellent officer of long experience, and pleads that Mr. Majar was: a 62-

friction between them, and that when that up to this there had been no angry he had called defendant hard games.

It is safe to predict that the majority of Saturday night's audience will be present on Thursday next, so those who bays not yet beard this gifted pair should book early to avoid disappoint

mant.

The programma was as follows:— Part I. 1.-Sonata A. Major, Cesar Franck

A. MIROVICH AND M. PLASTROL

-Coacerto D. Major, Paganini Wilhelmi

At 4 pm. the ship was brought up to the wind N. E, the engines put to alow by order of the master. From 4 to p.m. the Chief Officer was in charge of the watch and he alleged that the Master became more and more drank; The Fire Brigade, of which every that some time before 6 p.m. be, the available man was by that time painted lead colour, high in the water largestcomer the scene, set to work to cut a lane with her propellor well out of the water. crossing the bew from starbosed to post

Taking all this into consideration wa to port so as to clear her, which was and that he asked the master's permi-sion eventually given. The Master denies are strongly of opinion that the Master's this or that he ever saw the ship. This conduct after the trouble was over;

Part II. 4-(a) Nocturna D. Minor: who was on bridge and saw the steamer all good order and discipline, and taking is borne out by Mra Wilson's evidence was contemptible and detrimental to B flat Minor Chopin-

also into consideration All the when she passed on the port side..

Zapateado (But said Captain Wilson was not circumstances of the cass and Mr Chopin-Wilhelm (b)

Sarasate there). The Court cannot under tard Majer's previous blatualess racord ex- why the Chiaf Officer in charge tending over some 30 odd years we of the watch should have considered dismiss the case against him with a it necessary to sak the Master's permis sion to port, in order to clear a steamer that it was obviously his duty to girt way to sa officer of the watch. So that

is a guest at Government House. in the length of the fire, on the One of the latest victims of small inland side, and by this means the pox at Shanghai is Mr. A. L. Greig,consgration was confined to an arco who was the Chins Treasurer of the of about 1,000 feet long by about 200 London Missionary Society. He came feet deep, thereby saving a number to China about twenly years ago and of houses further inland. died on Wednesday last at the age

of 30.

severe caution.

THE Completion of the great dam and incidental works at Tytam is an

By the early hours of this morning. engineering achievement fully entitled

the fames had been completely to the public function that took place

quelled and the Fire Brigade left the ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE on Saturday afternoon, when "H.E.

The friends and acquaintances of Mecens, with a few men standing by. HOLDERS will be held at the Office The Governor laid a commemoration. B. Reed, Land Surveyor of the

MITHROM of Messrs. JARDINE,

Earlier reports stated that the fire COMPANY, LIMITED, on THURSDAYT, the stone The extreme length of the Public Works Department, now co was one of the biggest ever known Sist February, 1918, at Noes, for the

of receiving the Report of the masonry dam is nearly a quarter of Military Service, will be pleased to learn the Colony, but this does not app to 6 p.m. it seems to the Court that. ритрове Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1817, mile; its extreme height from the that he has been promoted to the rank pear to be the case, although, of there was nothing abnormal in the Davidson, Master British as “ED-

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the deepest part of the foundations is of Captain. He is in charge of a Company

will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 11th February to THURS 171 feat and its greatest thickness baltory at the front in France. DAY, 1st February, 1918, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

W. S. BROWN, Secretary.

Hongkong, Feb. 4, 1918.

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JOINT SERVICE OF THE "NEDERLAND" and "ROTTERDAM LLOYD ROYAL MAIL LINES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE Steamship

at the base 115ft. The foundations

extend to a depth of 49 feet below

sea level, and the Hon. Director of Public Works spoke of the dam a being probably unique among works of its class for the impounding of fresh water, in that provision had to be made not only for dealing with flood water from the Tytam Valley, on the one side, but, also, on the other, for the exclusion of the watera of the bay. When we are told that this dam is capable of impounding 1,419 millions of water, or nearly

WILIS having arrived from SAN FRANCIce Consignees of Cargo are bereby notified that all Goods are being landed at their risk to the Hazardous and/or extra double the combined contents of all Hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Cos the reservoir previously constructed, Ltd. whence and/or from the Wharves and that the Government does not delivery may be obtained.

No claim will he admitted after the anticipate that this will suffice to Goods have left the Godowns and all Goods remaining undelivered after noon meet the ever-growing needs of the

rent

effected.

Agents.

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خودکم

CHINESE AFFAIRS.

[" Chinese Ma** 'Sarnico.]

THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE

BOUTH.

PIZING, Feb. 2. Wong Ka Ming and Taus Ju Lin have undertaken to raise all tho recessary funds for the campaign against the South,

The Cabinet has decided that

coure considerable damage was Master's behaviour. From to 8 pm. there is a considerable discrepancy in done The idea was probably the times given in the rarione evidence prompted by the fact that since most by the Master, Mrs. Wilson, Chief of the material burned was dry wood, Officer and Second Officer But some shavings and rubbish of an inflam-time between 6.30 pm and 7.45 p.m. mable nature a very big blaze occurred,

white light was reported by the Second Officer to the Master who, acsording to the evidence, walked aros The outbreak is assumed to have the deck from starboard to port and had this light pointed out to him. originated from a cook house chim- The Master then told the Second Officer nev, but this has yet to be con-to go below for a spell Shortly after firmed.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

CHARGE OF MURDER.

The report in signed by C.W. Beck with Stipendary Magistrate and Fresident of the Court, and F.: Gibson, N. Commander of H-MS. "Tamas" presa of Asin, T. A Witchell, Master "Chipshing" RA Birss, Master, British ad Taiskan.”

SHIPPING PROBLEMS,

NEW COUNCIL OF EXPERTS FORMED.

TO CONTROL COMMRESTAL AND

· MAYAL CONSTRUCTION. -

M. "FASTRO.. 3.--(a) Ballads G Minor, (b.) Scherzo

M. PIASTRO. 5.-(a.) Hark, Hørk the Lark, The Erlking, Schubert-Liast, Rhapsodie No. 11, Tant

A. MIROVITOR.

SHANGHAI TRADE."

Mene. Ilbert and Co.'s Pinoe Goods Market Report says :---

The up country merchants are already beginning to leave for their homes in. anticipation of the nonval New Year "holidays, there being little business" tó detain them here. The market zavarthy. less is steady to firm all round, a slightly improved demand being supplemented this the Chief Officer rushed up on the

by speculative purchases which should bridge as the result of being urgently

undoubtedly more profitable to the requested to do so by the Becond Officer

The Adiniralty announced that the investors if some solution the dificulties. and reported a white and green light formation of a Shipbuilding Council has of the country can be found daring the on port bow, saying at the same time. been approved under the Chairmanship coming holiday interval. Native finances "She will crash into ns The Master of the Admiralty Controller. On this are easier than they have been for some

Council representatives of

of the shipbɛild-time and conditions generally are ripe answered, "No, it is a stern light," and ing and engineering trades will be joined for a healthy business as soon as the ordered the helm to be starboarder by officers of the Admiralty, and pro-country settles down. The Court consider this order was blems of Naval and commentiered is practically suspended owing to the Trade on the Yangtze above Hankow

repair will be considered

$10,000,000 are needed for military resumed this morning, before Sir Concertshed to the wheel and ing Advisory Committee by the inclusion troops on ships Eying the British and The January Criminal Sossions were quite unnecessary. Before this order) building and from the Shipbuild-repeated outrages committed by native -

expensca.

then of

· HONGKONG POLICE RESERYE.

Orders issued b

D.S.P. (R.).

G. Jenkin

SPECIAL SKEVICE SQUAD.

have been carried out, the Chief The Council William Bees Davies, KC, Chief

and put it hard aport,

Naval shipbuilding in its purview, American flags. The political aspect of Wong Ka Ming will probably follow Justice.

for the Second Offer, and by being relieved from certain the question need not be touched upon in Ho Hung was brought up on two sent

executive functions in the placing and a commercial report but it is of vital Liang Shi fi's method of issuing charges, first with murdering Lam Yik, who when he arrived on the bridge following up of contracts which have been importance to British trade that peaceful military dollar notes, redeemable Chan in the offices of the Fo On Marine was told to keep the helm hard sport undertaken by the Admiralty Controller shipping should be allowed to pass un- the 8th February, will be subject to Colony for more than another fifteen within a certain period.

Insurance Company, on August 21st and The Chief Officer then rang op full and Director of Contracts. molested along the only possible roata The President and Premier have second, with stealing certain vainable speed ahead to the engines The All the gentlemen who served on the to Central China and Brechten whore Court are of opinion that this action Shipbuilding Advisory ommitten and such important quantities of British All claims against the steamer must be years, it must "give na furiously to presented to the undersigned on or think on the possibilition of growth telegraphed to Shum Chun Huen in securities to the total value of $5,000,

The accused pleaded not guilty, a

by the Chief Officer of porting scross a who have not since joined the staff of goods are consumed.

the Controller's Department, har al- before the 19th February, or they will

The Attorney General prosecuted stesmer which he estimated as between ready consented to serve on the Council, not be recognised.

which the immediate futurs holds their own names giving him their

and-Mr. C. G. Alabaster, instructed by 200 and 300 yards showing white and the full list will be published All broken, chafed and damaged Gooda are to be left in the Godowns, where for the Colony. The statement is reasons for the war mandate,

General Lung Chai Kwong" has Mr. R. Faithful, defended the and green light three points on port shortly they will be examined on the 7th based on past experiense. The popala-requested the Government to allow accused. bow was wrong, as it would bring the The names of these gentlemen who February at 10 am, by the Dution of the Colony is constantly on them to retain for military expenses Coustus, H-Scott, E. Laurie, S. hip, the worst possible position for a so serve on the body are

The jurymen were Messrs R. HL Manapouri broadside on to the crossing have already notified their willingness surveyors, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas

Mr. W, S. Abel, Chief Barveyor of No Insurance whatsoever has been increase, even while the Great War the revenue collectable in conquered Baker, W. E. Rose, J. F. Tavares, and collision which was then inevitable if

Lloyda. Bills of Lading will be countersigned is exeraising ita retarding influence districts.

A, E Martin. my this steamer was showing a wirits and

-Sir George Carter, K.BE,, managing Oatlining the case the Attorney green light and was the distance off

director of Messrs. ammail, Laird The President bas decided to con- General said, that the story of the crime worn to by defendant. The only

and Co., ja?, JAVA-ORINA-JAPAN LIJN, pon many branches of the trade and

MF Henderson, of Mesars D. commerce of the port, and there centrate a large army at Weddings shortly that about fam, on August proper thing then to do was to go full Hongkong, Feb. 4, 1918.

would seem to be every reason for and Hankow, and proposes to retake 21st the prisoner and two other men speed sateru. After thus taking charge and Henderson, hipbuilders,

Mr. James Marr, of defendantswung thashiparound through. Insurance. Company. They were

Thinson & Co., Shiphailden, San KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART

8.5.Wand, steadied on W.N.W. and it

derland Company who lived on the premises, appears that the ship was stsered on

Mr. AC Rose, director of Messrs and went upstairs, strangled the cashier, this course steaming slow for soras

Bo Hawthorn, Leslie and Cove Pl

MH B.Bowell, Chairman of Mars. and, taking bir keys, opened the safe considerable time probably about 2 honra and took about 16,000 worth of foteland, and it was only when the master anwatched and running towards the

Hawthorn, Leslia and Cool For Woo Commi

dodgers FROM SINGAPORE, AND PENANG island, foreshadowed in a scheme

They then went away leafing the

Other prominent members of the ship. exployee who had admited them, sill again with the consent of defearlent building and engineering tradesho which the Government approved just SHANHGAI SWEEPSTAKE LIBEL on the premises. The Chief witness in took charge that the mistake in the have joined the Controller's Department the case would be an accomplice, who course was discovered, and the course and who will attend meetings of the before the war broke out, should

wonld tell them that the prisoner, with was the altered by the Master to N. E Council when matters affecting them are discussed are DEMARY the two other man, came to him and at about 8.45 p.

Now when the ship was heading Major Maurice Denny, partner of they went together to the Pos 39 W the 2nd Oficer & the Denny Bros of Dumbarton if Insuranda Company on three occasions

Mr. G. F. Edwardes, director of B Sarithe Dock Company, with the object of committing the steamer light which caused all the The libel suit at Shanghai in con crime, and on the third occasion theater, that is still practically bearing troubled besting cinthe - port

Mr. H.M. Grayson, of B. and . Gray

sony Limited, and Major W. Hamilton, chairman, CE

W. Hamilton and Co. Grun Lisnt Colonel JLithgow, aior part

nor of Ransell and Co Leat-Colonel Mitchell Moncrieff,

MAATSCHAPPY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

HE Steamship

| expecting that this growth will fochow, in Hunan, as a mesɛur entered the premises of the Fo On of the ship out of the Master's banda," "Glasgow MONET. J. Labove Squad, which is distinet from the".

continue. The city of Vistoria is the protection of the province of admitted by an employes of the destined to expand both to the East Hupeh.

and to the West, and the develop

ment of the Southern side of the

VAA VAN WAERWYCK" having arrived from the above Ports consignees of cargo by her are notified Pros no idle dream. The motor

that all goods are being landed at their road now in process of construction rak into the hazardous and/or extra around the island will doubtless also hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong

and Kowloon Wharf, and Godown Co, do much to promote to development

Ltd whence and/or from the Wharves

CASE.

SUIT. DISMISSED.

delivery may be obtained, age of the cutlying parts of the Colony. nection with the winning if the swasp crime was actually committed.

Goods not cleared by the 11th Febru. The peace and security the Colony on the Champions at the Autumn Evidence was then taken after which the court are of opinion that ary1818, will be subject to rented

All broken, chafed sad damaged packages offers in sonstrast with the conditions med meeting has been dismissed the the Court adjourned anal to-morrow.

are to be left in the Godown where they of life which have prevailed on the Court finding that there was no rel

will be examined on the 9th February mainland is one important cause of the fection on the plaintiff's honesty. 3918, 10 am

Claims against the steamer must be presented in writing within ten days steady growth in population. That

steamer,

After arrival

not be regnised.

otherwise they the main explanation of the pressure No Fire Insurance will be effected by which has been steadily maintained

the undersigned in any case whatever,

on the housing accommodation of the

Bills of Lading willbe countersigned br.) Colony and has led to the

JAVÁ CHINA-JAPAN LYN,

took occasion to say that there was

a dismissing the sult, the Court

nothing to show that the plaintiff the division or the proceeds of the winning ticket was other than abso lutely honest in such transaction, and such is in foot the

remarkable building development of recent Team, The Colony is rapidly of the Court,

DOK

Che lights seen were those of a steamer hore to and perhage yawing off sork to the wind. So that in that quo has stara light would have been also visiblo to the Manapouri... One question NOW arises: Was the defendant justified in hir sction in taking the ship out. the restoras kanda in the manner” which he did on November MY Majer in his erid: kwh greatly azeri during November 12 state of the

Mr. Noel E Fear, director of Messrs. en Barcay, Curie and Co. ex-vice- premident Shipbuilding Employers! Federation

Iste director of flding

The Deputy Superintendent requires 30, men for immediate service in the Special Service Staff existing under Departmental Ordur. 134aman, AARD Members of the Folies Reserve Force are asked to attend at Feadquarters Club at 6 pms indiested below, but are informed that attendance is optional.

Thursday February: 7-No any and Mounted Police

pens....

Com

Si Friday, February 8.—No. 3 Company

and Amoolance Buglers and Drummer

All ranka (except thoms on duty) will parade in Connaughs, Boad opposite Queen's Statue Squaro, at 5.30 puma on Tuesday February 6th Helmets to be

By Order

AS.P. (B.) and Adjutant.

STICKLING WINETHE

the forerunner of Stom

Cough Remedy