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DEATH.

S

LESHIRE. On the 13th February,

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE MAGISTRACY,

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY

COMPANY MEETING.

1918

THE CHIEF JUSTICEL

EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS.

Further earth tramors were notiood ALLEGED THEFT BY AN AMAH, THE CHINA FIRE INBURANCE CO- Room Davies, KC. Chief Justice, to

Purface of the roads." We shall doubtles get the trus explanation of the occurrence in due time. Wo notice that to-day's Observatory last night, some residents of the raport shows that the newspaper Colony counting 43 many Editors are not the only persone who distinct shocks. There was

.one

A Chinese woman was charged before Mr. A. Dyer Ball this morning

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hare reason to complain of the about 10.35 and a more severe with the theft of a jacket, the property the above Company was held at the | the affect that he will succeed to the

1

Association,

The Hon. Mr. P. B. Holyoak presided

SPORTING.

We are requested by Sir Willians

state that the report which published in the Daily Prass thie An extraordinary general meeting of morning from a Caylau newspaper, to

of another woman.

Head Office of the Company, to-day, at post of Chief Justion of Ceylon absence of telegrams, or the Director at 4.20k These two especially were

Complainant stated that the defendant

12:30 pm for the purpose of amending satirely unauthorised. felt. says that no meteorological Informa-

was an acquaintance of hers and used the Company's Memorandum of The shock recurring yesterday to visit her frequently. A few days tion bas been received from the afternoon appears to have done some ago witness missed her jacket which majority of the stations in the Eastslight damage to property St she left out to be repaired and was and be has consequently been unable John's. Cathedral, we understand, surprised to find the defendant wearing to issue the canal daily map. The was badly shaken but the damage, an Monday, São demanded its return, but defendant refused, main- in the Far East was in January 1914 partly shaken down at Mr. M. J. Dtaining that the jacket belonged to her. when after continuous earthquakes Stephen's residence. The Albany,

Defendant maintained in Court that extending over two days the voleana and the house adjoining, occupied the jacket belonged to her, adding that of Sakurajima in Southern Japan, by Mt. W. C. Tief, suffure to some she had made it herself. which had been, dormant for 138 hextent. After the shocks cracks were Mr. Dyer Ball romanded the case to-morrow, pending farther years, burst into eruption and did discovered in a few buildings, includ-until damage running into many millions of ing the Hongkong. Club. The proh-enquiries. yen, though the casualties were ability that the damage done by.

last important seismic "disturbance in done was slight? A chimney was

comparatively small. But if we may the back wall by Tareled when the A BIG OPIUM HAULgi-

Reports

Clab, E. Gejmaraes beat A. Barradas 100252 The winner's highest break

Last night, the Victoria Recreation

and there were present Mr. S... Dodwell, Mr. A. O. Lag er THE BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP. Forbes, and Mr. W. L. Pattonden, (General Managery and MoSSTE E R. (Directors), Mr. C. Montague. Ede, Thomas, P. N. Hodgson, WR Mansfield, F. L. Remedics, A. B.S Alves, A. A. Alves, J. Gardiner, W. Gardiner, Y. R. Hibain, M. A. E. gouza and Y. M. C. da Cunha.

The Chairman · mi Gentlemen,

NATIONAL LOAN OF THIRD YEAR ANN, Widow of the late CHARLE Probably be frea for a generation and 15 and 17, Elgin Street, were in Inspector Gordon said that the women engaged in similar business and to bring |

OF REPUBLIC (1914).

QUBSCRIBERS to the above Loan are hereby notified that the FIRST ANNUAL DRAWING OF BONDS which should bave taken place on 18th December last, will be held at Feking on 90th February,

LEABRIL, aged 47.

this

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Tonight, st 9 o'clock, Ng Sza Kwang meeta Fokie P. Wong.

·HOCKEY.

YACHTING.

the object of the alterations of the provisions of the Company's Memoran-

The following will represent the [dum of Andviation as provided in the K. D. O in their United Services be guided by the experts. It is not res 12 2001 Tonusas on fatkan fung

Fring totife: End Yhow how the ropla

terms of the Readlution which you have | League Match against: the "Navy" st to Japan that we must look for once,

Three Chinese womaer planded guiltyjust heard read is to equip this Com-Happy Valley tomorrow... Bully off at sports were lahile at the Foce before Mr. J. R. Wood this morning, pay with the increased powers E Edmonds C. 8 Hickling; F. A pm sharp-E. W. Hamilton; W. another big earthquake just now.

Station that the walls of bouses when charged with being in lawful necessary to enable it to maintain ita Redmond, F. W. 8. Evans, G. H. Piercy According to Prelessor Omori, Japan'a

J, Stalker. F. E. Joseland, K. Brayshay leading seismologist, Japan will 17, Old Bailey, 25. Hollywood Road, possession of 102 taels of prepared opium. position among other Companies (Capt), P. Ht. Cobb, wad C. Hodgson.

Company's Memorandum of or so of any disastrous seismic visita considerable danger. The walls of a were arrested as they were entering st

-house at 21, Staunton Street, are the Kowloon Railway station. They Association into line with that of its tion." He explains that "Japan links also reported to be in a dangerous had been searched before entering the allied Companies, the Union Insurance BOTAL HONGKONG YACHT OLUB. the two seismic zones-one extend-condition. A Yamati, the earth Station and were just boarding the Society of Canton, Ltd, and The fifth of the Chani- ing along the Pacific coast of the quake was felt at 2.03 o'clock in the brain when Mr. Craig recalled them and the British Tradors Insurance Compaar pionship, Races for the Handicap Class, two continents of America, and the afternoon and a lesser shock was felt had them subjected to a further search Ltd, where similar alterations have One Design Class, and Heyward Haye other extending from Macedonia and at 3 o'clock. There was no materialThe examination revealed a quantity of recently been made. All shareholders and Gael Class was sailed off on carday cerminating in Formosa, via Asia damaged done to the houses, though opius concealed in lots of 30, 32 and

afternoon with the following results 40 taels, concealed in specially made Afinor, Cancasus, Turkestan and the much property was shaken. People waistcoats outer zone of the Himalayas," The rushed out of their houses in terror

Defendants said they had been en- Professor's studies lead him to the and in the stompede, a little Chinese gaged by a stranger who promised them conclusion that, Japan will be fe girl, uged twelve years, was knocked- a remuneration of twenty canta each to trom disastrous earthquakes "at least down in Reclamation Street, receiv convey the opium on the train. For some decades to come." Nousing injuries from which she died a

few hours later. THE absence of telegrams again | verrons—if we live long enough. to-day will doubtless cause the reader

The China Mail.

A list of drawn bonds with date and, place of payment will be notified in dae HONGKONG, TRULIDAYy, Feb. 14, 1918. course in the newspapers.

-F. A; ÄGLEN, DA

Inspector General of Customs.

Inspectorate General of Customs, Peking, 2nd February, 1918

NOTICE

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Mr. F. G. LEUNG alim LEỤNG LIM CHO is LEUNG NOOK is to longer in our employment since the

He respectable customers should be

to the ad P. G. LEUNG has LEUNG

Our

CURRENT TOPICS.

| The Dearth of Cable News.

to imagine many things: Has the earthquake destroyed the cable

The Pedestrian” and the Motor Car.

During the earthquake scure yes- terday, a Chinese lady who was witnessing a performance at the San Yuen Theatre took fright and

Mr. J. Wood sentenced the defendants to six months' imprisonment with berd labour,

have been sent notice of the Resolution together with copies of the Memorandum of Association in its present form and the proposed alterations. theroto--I will now move that the following Resolution be adopted.

HANDICAP CLASS.

Course :-Lyemun Season (P), Cest Rocks Buoy (P) Lyemun Beacon (P). Distance: 10.1 miles.

Teng on Finishing Corrected Yacht. Course ime. Time.

X. 9. EK &

That the provisions of the Com-Dione owes 50 4 41 05 441 36

Rolla

4.44.25 -4 44 27 pany's Memorandum of Association with respect to its abjects be altered Jessicrec. D. L

Diana so as to read as shown in the print Colleen...... signed for the purpose of identification Aileen.10.18 4 55 60,4 45 46

by the Chairman of the meeting." ME. A FORRES seconded and the motion was cried.

The CHAIRMAN then announced that

a confirmatory meeting would be bold. on March 14, at 12.15 p.si.

5-53 · 4, 54.00 * € 48 OT

Position. Foints for race. Points to date.

(1)Dione.... 7

(3) Roila... () Dira (3)ileen...

Jessica

- Collect...

3.

ANNOYING AN AMAȚI ith instant. Henceforth, all moneys communications? Or Renter's It is an axioms of law that the rushed out of the theatre. When in payment of debts due to us by way of News Agency been captured by pedestrian is as much entitled to the the scare died out she found that

Chinese was charged before Mr. hanced to the Undersigned and NOT the Hans? Or how on earth is use of the road as any one else, and she had lost a valuable diamond ring Woot this morning with creating a AM CRO Miss LEUNG NGOE who the dearth of news to be explained in Eastern cities like Hongkong valued at $800. She made a report disturbance and molesting an amah in has no authority to receive same. The We can

answer the first inquiry Shanghai and Singapore; for exat the Central Police Station the employ of Mr. R. Guttieres of No. receipts for payments should bear proper Cash Receipt Chop, otherwise by stating on the authority of ample, the native pedestrian exercises Sergeant Blackman "sent for detec39 Haiphong Road,

Mr. Guttierez said that yesterday eber shall not be treated as valid. This the Eastern Extension Telegraph this right with sublime indifference tives to search for the raissing is specially notified so as to prevent any Co., that the lines are in working to drivers of vehicles, whether pro-article with instructions to keep quint whilst he was at dinner, be beard a dispate in fature,

Dated the 11th day of February, 1918. order and not interrupted. Why, pelled by motor, horse or rice-power. until the performance was over. The commotion in the kitchen and on above. Institution will be made during Daphne....Scratch : 4 14:21.

within the past twenty-four hours, It is a marvel that there are hot a performance was finished and when quiring the use from his daughter Lant 10,000 Barnarde Boys are mary. Bo

belated Benter wire great many more accidents than the earth was under the whispy Mrs. Gomes, he was told that ing their country by land and aes

WING SUN & CO.,

64. Queen's Road Central...

·Hongkong, Feb. 14 1818,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

133

only

оде

about the state of the silver actually scar. When accidents do ring was found on the floor of the market

BE Undersigned have received instruc Tous to sell by Public action.

-(FOR 1000ST OF THE CONCKENED),"'

TUESDAY,

the 19th February, 1918, commencing at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 5, Des Voeux Road, Corner of los HOTAR STREET,

A DOFGEMENT OF "HOUSEHOLD LINENS, &c., Comprising -

and

Single and Double Plain Hematitched Sheets, Fillow Cases, Bed

has reached-Hongkong we are unable to explain. We can only suppose that, like the mails, the pews telegrams are liable to get hung up somewhere, though as a rule they come through it better time than commercial messages-Late this afternoon another message has come through, dispatched at 6.50

occur and the matter comes into the Courts this question of the difficulty. of controlling traffic in the streets arises. In a case which has recently occupied the Courta at Singapor Consel for the defence of a motor car driver who was a defendant in the case justifiably submitted that those who use vehicular traffic: were entitled to assume that the pedestrian

theatre.

الامر اور

DISASTROUS FIRE.

DAMAGE ESTIMATED.

$50,000

DR. BARNARDO'S HOMES.

The usual annual collection for the

in the kitchen, kanoying the amat Witness ordered the run off Over 5,000 children have been admitted the house, and as he was obdurate and since the War began, A special appeal refused to go, witness called in the Police and had him arrested.

in being made on account of the increase in the price of food.

Mrs. Gomes id that, when she was The sum of one hundred pounds wAL | In the kitchen, she saw the defendant collected last year during Lent. It is anaoying the ash. He

He laid rough hoped to exceed that sum this year, A hands on her and demanded to know sale of work will be held in Easter Week why he did not respond to his great-on Friday, April 6th. Donations of A disastrous fire broke out on things when he wished her "Eung Hmoney, or of articles of any description ground floor of No. 28, Burke, Street Fat Choi The amish told him that the for the sale, should be sent to Mire. last night. The building, which was did not want to have angthing to do Pollock, 128, the Peak would use ressonable precautions to avoid wheeled traffic, If that were a three-storeyed, ons was situate in with him, as it would annoy his wife. a narrow street and occupied by a She also refused to go out with him not so, the only thing, would be for In the absence of telegrams, the people to push their motor-cars or Chinese tanding company working when he seized hold of her, wrists and Defendant denied having annoyed the Hing Aniseed and Piece Goode Co. journalist, like the man-in-the-motorcycles through the streets--it under the name of Messrs. Kwang attempted to pull her out of the house,

would be impossible to drive them,

The Fire Brigade arrived shortly smah and said that he was merely readi

am, on the 19th inst.)

The Weather.

Quilte, Table Cloths, Pure Linen Damask street, always has the weather as They were entitled to take, he would after the conflagration, started and ing her a letter from her father.

Berriettos, Bath Bheets, Bath Towels,

Turkish Towels,

TREME Coah.

Bic

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Avetionary. Hongkong, Feb. 24, 1918

THE CALENDAR.

GENERAL MEMORANDA. SATURDAY, Feb. 16:-

good stand-by for a topic. The not say the risk, but the opportunity, altered the fames to the house Mr. Wood fired the defendant 85 Director of the Observatory in of getting through the traffic when a

footnote to the monthly table reasonable opportunity occured, and which, however, was completely with the alternative of one week's hard of Meteorological Observations says they were perfectly entitled to assume gutted. The fire was extinguished labour. January was a recard month. The that if they were going at a reason

parat half past eleven, How the out- 154 mean barometer pressure and the able pace, other nor of the road break occurred is as yet unknown. total amount of sunshine were the would do their duty. The Chief The damage is estimated at 850,000 which is covered by insurance in the greatest on record, and the tem- Justice in his summing up apparently Shanghai Fire and Marine Insurance perature, humidity and londines refrained from comment on this the least on record. Therefore, the argument. He commented merely "old resident" can be believed problemi in Singapore which dia MANCHESTER AND THE FAR EAST.

when he tolla on that he has never

on the fact that there were traffo

gem not arise in many other cities.

Co.

THE PRAYING - PALM OF

FARIDPORE....

THE MISSING - HITACHI-MARU."

THE PASSENGER LIST.

· DAE'DESIGN CRABBI Course ---Channel Rocks (P) Tow loon Rock (P), Mark boat on. Starting Line (F), Channel Rocks (P) Kowloon. Rock (P). Distance: 8 miles.

H'cap on Finishing Corrected Yacht Course

Time.

معلنة

Time

XLILLE, EL

410 25

4 12 9

Falcyon...

41429) Note:-The points for this rice konve not yet been awarded owing to s protest being under con sideration. The points given below are those awarded for the fourth Championship Hace. Position. Pt for men. Pri so date. Ailes Daphno...

(3) Haleyou.... Bonita

182 15

HEYWARD HATS AND GẰNG CHASE. Course-Channel Rocks (P), Kowloon

Rock. 17. Mark Boat on Starting Lang Channel Bocks (F), Kowloon Rock

(P) Distance: ef miles. Tacht.

Heapon Finishing Corrected

Course Timb Time

Lysbeth Owen 1 15 4 34 34 4 16-19- Toinnette 1943-4 20′ 25° 6 30′ 07 Day

28:11426 11

Lady Ursula Dorothy

4 28 37 4.20 37

D. X. T.

Gael Reo. 42,4 28) Asthorn ..... Rec.

Position.

(1) Dewa 2) Lysbeth

Lady Ursula'

(5) Toinnatie... Authors

for race.

Doruths of these classes will cóm-

THE ENEMY TRADING, AGT. II -

JAPAN

1 pm-Victoria Recreation Cnb known sach a fian and cold winter These accidents will happen-what-

Regatta

as we have had this year, Wo kave ever regulations may be devised to Marshall Stevens at the meeting of the phenomenon was so remarkable and (Natal, & A Mesra Y. de A. OSAKA BUSINESS MEN FINED." TUMDAY, Feb. 19:-

Bank Holiday.

120 m Auction of Teakwood and Blackwood Farnisirs et Mess Hughes & Hough's

9. p.m.-Lecture by Col. John Ward,

M.P., at City Hall, THURSDAY, Feb. 11-

creualties from motor accident about 20,000 year.

at

- All "hope "seams" to havs been san- of the Huachi Hars, which, early in doned of discovering the whereabouts September last, miled. fram Japan on her 27th voyage out, destined to Europe. She carried if passengers; 18 First Class, 13 Second Class, & in the Inter mediate Class and Third Class Of these, only five took passage from All Jachta Japan, they being Mr. A. C. Knight of pete in the events provided on the Johannesburg, who boarded at Moji for programme of the Victoria Bogatta on Delagoa Bay Mr. F. G. Horton of Saturday, 16th inst

Tachts of the cruiser clase aro re- Chicago (USA) from Yokohama toquested to dress ship and anchor off the SIB J. C. BOSES EXPLANATION.Cape Town, Mr. Jiro Ofajú of Tokyo. Victoria Becreation Club.

bound for Cape Town; and Messrs. O Under the presidency of Lord Ronald Kenkichi Bhiraishi and Kioshi Koga shay, Sir J. C. Bose delivered a lecture of Tokyo, bound for Liverpool." at Calcutta recently on The praying The others were From Hong In view of the present shortage of ship- palm tree wat n the king for Delagon Bay: Mr MË ping some of the points raised by Mr.

Sir J. C. Bose mid that perhaps no Bong (Natal, & A.), Mis E Menson- Perot Madchester Warehouses, were of hrouded with greater mystery as the Montegiako, Ada N, Branquinho, AB

kliculastaresh The Choirien point performances of a particulas palm tree Cartanon J do Rantasi Sinen the promulgation of the Enemy ed out that ons god effect of the war bear Faridpore. La tha svomng while and M.Carvalho all hound for Portugal): Trading Act, says the Kobe Herald, een to put an end to the strings, she temple belle rang calling the people Mr. and Mrs. K. La C. Joseph (Bhodesia); twelve persons in Osaka" hayo been had been to put an mant whereby Eritjay shipping companies to prayer the tree bowed down as if to Mr.D. P. Perera, of Darban, from punished in accordance with the provi hed granted lower freight to German prostrate itself, and erected its head Singapore to Dalagoa Bay Mir and tons of the Act. Fines, ranging manufacturers than to importers in this Again in the morning. This process is Mrs. F. G. Frayer, of Siam, and My, and between Y100 and Y150 have been eruuty differentiation which, he repeated every day of the year The Mra B. R. Benson of Johannesburg imposed. A few more cases are now remarked, would probably after he Phenomenon had been regarded as from Singapore to Cape Town, Mrs under examination in Osama Most of miraculous and pilgrima, had been M. Z Whittaker of London from the offenders attempted to enter into resestablished-bus he went on to point to attracted in great number It was Penang to Cape Town Mr. V. Dorais relations with black-listed firms in the one iter/in gor internal arrangements also alleged that offerings made to the waxi from Colombo to Cape Town, South Ses Islands (especially Java), South which, on the facte given, certainly seems tres had been the mess of effecting The passengera bound for Liverpool America and China not knowing the The water return, compiled on the

to result in unneccsonry congestion on the marvellous cares, were; Mr. A. W. Gross of Surrey board-usture of these frms. - The punishment A paragraph in a Colombo contes at a time when this means of The lecturer Brat obtained photo-ing at Shanghai at Singapore, Mesare sccording to the act is comparatively lat inst showed 1,012:20 millions of perary states that Mr. J. M. Furtado, atport child be most economically graphs of the two, positions which 0 Dickinson (Lofdon), A. Stopani light, but the result of the offenders gallons in storage on the island, as second-class passenger bound from used in the paste it may be recalled, sa proved the phenomenon to be real (London), A. Sainzoni (Milan) and F. T. careless action is very serioas... It will compared with 339,65 millions of Hongkong to Bombay, committed attempt was made to provide direct ship. The next thing was to devise a special Brocklebank (Manchester); at Malacca, he well for exporters and importers to gallons on the ponding"; date

acicide on the 17th alt by jumping ping facilities from Manchester to the apparatus to record continuously the Meurs, 8. B. Bawyst (London) and D. ta be very careful in sending letters to overboard.

Far East, but as a resuls of the Confer. movement of the tree day and night. H. Patterson (Suarez); and at Colombo, unknown firms soroad, and in any case ence agreement iz broke down, and the The records of the palm tree showed Mostra Barklett, R A. Corie, Allday, C. to make enquiries regarding the Brus consergence. Mr. Stevens pointed out that it fell with the rise of temperature Crawley A. H. F. Clarke, Hodges with which they sh to open up The Hon Treasurer of the Alice was that thoomands of tons of merchandise and rose with the fall The records Pardin, Divine, Romeleland, correspondance Information au gener-

and Aliated Hospitals begs produced in Manchester and the dirt obtained with other trees brought out Lelaram, Leloomal Ramchand and all

with thanks the follow instead of being shipped at Manchester, the extraordinary and unsuspected fact Velabinaban Chromel

not had what can be regarded as prevent them. Even in London the wat day sinse October 29th- period of over three months and a half. In the whole of that time the rainfall has not exceeded 11 inches, and that small amount was distributed over

Noon-Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf six days

& Godown Ca's rooting,

SATURDAY, Feb. 13-

12 no Hongkong & Shanghai Bank

weeting at City Hall

9.15 p.m-Kr. A. P. Stokes' perform

ance at Theatre Royal.

MONDAY, Teb. 25

Hongkong Jockey Club Banes

Tombay, Feb. 26

Second day of Races." WEDENDAT, Feb:ST:-

Third day of Bac

BRIDGE SCORERS:

In Blocks of 10`SHEETA

· 20: 100 ta asc

Tour for Onë Dollar

But thanks to the naw dam at Tytam Tuk which H.E. THE GovEason opened a fortnight "ngo, we are in no danger of a water famine.

last year.

The Earthquake.

"There is no news from the ostalde world to-day of a big earthquake which would account for the tremors. felt daring the last twenty-four hours

in Hongkong. Bcores of Chinese

the

óloor are quite convinced that it. was all the "work" of som

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOGIE IED GENERAL.

&

to the funds of the Hossa is most natural, are neccemarily sailed that all trees are moving such move

ment being in response to changes in to Liverpool and London. On the fact of their environment

320

it, this seems to be a pery clear case of swastage of internal transport facilities which might be overcétus by, for instemon, the alternate sailings from Manchester by the panies aš present särring the valno, any onely re-arrange.

FORTY YEARS' TEST,

of the for the peat Lorby

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