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MO

FRIDAY.

the 22nd March, 1918, at 10.30 AM..

at their Sales Rooms, No.

Des Voeux Rand Corner of Tes. House Street,— A Laras QUANTITY OF USEFUL HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE,

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TERMS:---Cash.

of Sule).

HUGHES & HOUGE,

Auctionsers. Hongkong, Mar. 15, 1918.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.“

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE Company's Steamship,

in

KITANO MARU," having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are boroby informed that their Goods are baing landed and placed at their rink the Hoxeroxe & KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWY COMPANY'S GODOWE at Kowloon, where each consignment will be aortod out mack by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

Options! Goods will be carried on thier instructions are given to the contrary be fore Noos. To-DAT

Goods not cleared by the 21st March, 1918, will be subject to rest.

Damaged Packages must be left in the Godewas for examination by the Con signea's and the Co.'s representatives at an appoicted boar on TUESDAY and FRIDAY. All claims must be pre sented within' ten dugu of the steamer's arrival bore, after which date they manot

THE CHINA MAIL.

That is the sort of League which the Allies conceive and which they are fighting to scarea League of Nations which will secure to each and all its integrity and its Freedom and at the ame time impose guarantees against aggressive military action. It is an ideal worth striving or-this ideal of permanent peace by effective international guarantees and arrangements which will remove and avoid the misunderstandings that renerate suspicion and mistrust..

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Major General Ridout, CG, the General Officer Commanding the Troops the Straits Settlements, has received the honour of the Companionship of

the Order of the Bath.

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THE RACE COURSE TRAGEDY.

BLITH DAY (OP 'ENQUIRY.

The Race Corse tragedy enquiry was resumed this morning before Mr. J. R. Wood, Coroner, and a Jary consisting of Messrs. A H. Barlow; W. O. Jack and J. H. Wallace

G. Remedios, clerk in the Mercantile

on the ground floor.

FRIDAY MARCH 15, 1918

CHINESE

FAFFAIRS.

The

DEPRECIATED 'BANK OF CHINA. NOTES.

PERTYO, Mar. 14

By the Coronar: The Electric Light not say whether his shed collapsed by Company empplied the meter for the itself or whether it was caused by the current. He did not know how many

Bart shed falling on it

Tam Hon, foremaa employed by (The "Chinam Mast" Service). other sliede1had" electric light Thorn Wing Lee, suking contractor, aid was a strut 'abəthe bank of the stand, | he was a partner in shed No.105 Ha

THE MUKDEN TUCHUN'S MARCH but it was almost upright.

subscribed #10 Ea was on the ground Boor at the time of the collapse. ^ Hà.

ON PEKING. 8. M. de Cruz, a clerk, in reply to an cut, but did not see any fire balora the Coronor, said he sssisted in running he ran

PERINO, Mar. 14. the Colonial stand, No. 9. He did not By Mr. Bowley He did not see Chang Chok Lum's troops are

He did examine the stand before the Race anybody cutting the lashings Meeting. There was no cooking of any P.W.D., stated that he had a sham fang and neighbouring cities, a

Fong Cheun, a clerk in the commandearing ations from Lang Bank, and partner in No. 4 Stand, in kind done in his shed. There were two in No. 10 booth. He was in the the price of commodities king reply to the Coroner, with he occupied floors. He was present at the time of shed at the time of the collapse. half of the first floor of No. 8 stand and the collapse, on the ground floor, aalling He did not age a fire before the col- rapidly. part of the top floor of No. 9 stand, weep tickets. He heard people shout lapse. There was no stampedo The ground floor of No. 3 way occupied ing for help, the sound cuming from before the collapse. He made the

plan (shown) of the shed after the POLITICAL CHANGES EXPECTED. by Mr. Rosario, who is dead. He had Na, 10 stand. About a second after, the collapse at the request of Inspector been partner in No. 6 stand for the last shed collapsed. The shouting and the Watt. It showed the position of the

PES130, Mar, 1 16 years. Theshed had been of the same collapas decurred practically simultans. stoves and the bamboo tables. Yang Sai Chi has arrived height, two and a half storeys, for four ously. He heard cries of "fire" before staven stood on brieks. There was Peking. Yours Two Chicere chatties were the collapse, but he did not see any fire a large jar of water and two buckets

Great changes are expected need in his shed on the first foor, beforn.that. He was knocked down by for, bailing water. He was on the the wall of No. 10 Stand, and became ciated with Hung Kee in shipping

By Mr. Bowley He was 38so-political circles. it floor at the time of the collapse, unsonscious for a while. Then he tried provisions. He and his associates anlding a top tickets. He heard people to get up and his brother palled him brought the chatties into the build- running which he judged to cous from out. Mr. Barros was under pile of ing. He had no licence to sell two or three sheds behind him. Feople débris and he tried to save him but refreshments, He sold refreshments

on the Monday and no objections started to run frote, his stand, towards failed. Witness vs caly unconscious

The bricks or which Large placards bearing the noting the entrancs on the Golf Club House for a few seconds. At that time he saw the chatties stood rested on the There are Bank of China notes of

were made "No Germans or Austrians are permitide. The entrance was on, the first the fire. Men were cooking all day in plunks......

a face value of $50,000,000 quoted text in this hotel" appear at the entrance door. The abod had not then fallen. No. 10 shed in the basement. There

Chun Sin. Tong, clerk in the at 55 on the market. of the Palace and Aster House hotels He shouted to the people not to ran; were four or five chatties. They were the Police Reserve, said he had a

P.W.D., and a Crown. Sergeant in The commercial community of at Shanghai. It is understood that the then suddenly he felt himself going boiling water and cooking soup. Char share in Shed No. 10 and was there Feking is greatly agitated over the directory took action following protests down with the stand and he became coal was used. He could not say when the collapse occurred. He saw question and the Cabinet is making of guests that enemy subjects were pinned in the débris. He heard ories whether the fre broke out in more than people escaping and also some people fruitless efforts to raise the notes to frequenting the bara, particularly at the for help, and people were running away in his shed at the time of the collapse escape. He saw a glare under the

one place. There were over 300 people underneath. He helped some to their face value. Palace.

and jumping on him. They were Mr. Ritchie perished. He thought shed in the neighbourhood of Sheds running towards the Race Course. He that most of the Chinese who were 8 and It was about four or five The death is reported in Northern got his penknife and cut a hole in the there died.

The ficor was packed fall minutes after the collapse that be There was no electric light in his shed papers of Mr. James Clifton Smith, matting and that freed his head and be

By the Crown Solicitor: The fire was. He did not see another fire in Sheds saw the fire. He tried to put it out. second engineer in the Indo-China, S. X. could see. He saw a fire in the direction inside his shed. It was not burning 17, 18 and 10 then. He saw it some- Co's coastal service, which occurred on of shed No. 11. It was burning vary fiercely. He saw it just beginning in times after the collapse. by the mouth of the Kaiser, a February 12, on board the TK.K.S. Barcely and No. 9 'shed was ako burning. No. 10. The, cooking apparatur- was

He forced the hole bigger and got him- There were two or three iron stoves in geant of the Police Reserve he natur

against the partition of No. 10 Stand. By Mr. Bowley: As a Crown Ser- DR. MORRISON ON THE OUTLOOK self out and dragged his wife out No. 10 as well as the chattias similar to ally tried to put out the fire and also

Dr. G. E. Morrison, official adviser through the same hole. Some soldiers one shown in Court. People were run if he had had two ar

He believed to the Chinese Government, deliverx

an address at Melbourne on the Far helped her out on to the Race Course, did not see any fire at that time. M.Y. of water at first he could have put or later the development of this problem

ng at the time he heard the cries. He if he had had two or three buckets Fastern problem. He said that side. So far as he could judge, about San had refreshments in the ground out the fire. As far as he knew would compel the earnest attention of

Chinese servant at the dear of his ance for the matshede.

there was only one ambulance in the every thoughtful Australian, Only two By Mr. Bowley: There was one Grand Stand. There was no ambul-wook distance from the Australis

shores lay China, with four-and-a-half stand. Anyone equld go in and buy

million square miles of territory and The hearing was then adjourned 325,000,000, people with An annual sweep tickets and a commission was until to-morrow.

was free. People were smoking in his

increase greater than the population of Australia. charged. The top floor of his stand. was set apart for ladies. Admission

shed. He did not see any police about. the shed at the time. Anyone could see the cooking. He asked the man in charge of the chatties to move them farther away from the partition. They were moved and put in the centre of the shed He made no report to the Police or Fire Brigade.

Boxotoxo, Friday, "Mas. 15, 1918.

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

IDEA.

THE League of Nations proposal is one which has elicited expressions" of approval from friend and foe alike, Germany's acceptance of the idea.

THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE.

HONOURS FOR HONGKONG RESIDENTS,

His Majesty has been graciously pleased to approve of the following appointments to the most Excellent Order of the British Empire:-

To be Commanders:-

Mr. J. H. Kemp Mr. F. C. Jenkin

is shed fell toward the cemetery. He a dozen people perished in his shed. floor of No. 10 Standi thought his stand fell because it was hed down by the other stands. tand. Admission was: by invitation There were about 250 people in his

earth, of which:500 wers issued. Thare were two Portuguese portars at the door, and they were instructed to ask for a card in each case.

CRICKET.

THE FAR EAST.

- CHINA'S RICHES.

Doner

Ching was endowed with every natural gift, and embrased the richest ares of anexploited country on the earth's surface at the present time. Although such country lay within such a short distance of Australia the Prudence should suggest that our people Australians took little interest in it, should do their best to bring their pro

her

Dr. Morrison then dealt with China's relations with Russia, America, Creat Britain and Japan with regard to Russia China, with border lins ruaning for thacsands of undefended miles alongside Russian territory, had. always been afraid of her powerful mili itary neighbour. On the part of Russia

there had been the constant fear of ary- influx of Chinese into Siberia, and measures had been taken to prevent this Now that Hussia had been destroyed by the action of Anarchists, this index could go on unchecked..

CCI v. 3rd, Co. R. G. A... By the Crown Solicitor: Hia stand

arrow ca the CC.C. givand from 1 to This friendly fixture will be played to was called the DA J. A. stand; that

2 pm. represented, the initials of the four

ECC. Team W. Grimmett, J..ducts to such market Chine was partner Lopes & Rocha, (J. |

Joseph: Gouzales, a clerk, stated, in Mody. Thompson, T. Forch & practically a free trade country. The Remedion and 4: Ormand. He lot of reply to the Coroner, that he was a S. Jer. A. Arculli C. Fara, G. import duties were only nominally. 5 per cent and actually less than 4 per the ground floor to Mr. Rozaria for time of the collapse he was selling team in friendly match against the for Australian products

assisting in No. 9 Stand and at the Manley, W. Fitt and L Vincenot

The following will represent the K.C. cent. What a favourable tariff this was cash sweeps and, betting, Electric light sweep tickets on the ground floor. He Royal Engineers at 8 pm, sharp, to was installed in the first floor of his stand. heard people shouting, in the upper morrow, at Kowloon. F. Robinson, He could not say who, installed the part of No. 10 Stand, that the abed was. Stalker, L. ES edge. W. Haines going to collapse and the people on the J. Blackburn, W. T. Flsan, F. Wheeler light; that was done by Mr. Rocha round floor ran away. Then No. 10 Landsell, R. Festanji. L. D. McNical He did not know what caused the fell

af

and H. Cobb top On

them. He people to run. There was separate made hole in the wall of the entrance to bis shed. He had shed with a hammer and get ot heard that one of the floors of a stand and also rescued a Chinese lady. He had given way, but he could not ning in his shed before the collapse, was quite sure the people started "ran, Fremember in what year that occurred. because they heard the people in No. There was no accident the and the 10 Stand shouting. When he got out people afterwards weat back. His stand caught fire from the next stand The largest number of people he bed HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., ever had in his stand was about 500 He did not know how many people know how many people were killed in were in the ground floor. He did not

the ground floor.

·To be Officers :-)

Mr. E. E. Sharp KC. Mr. N. J. Stabb

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

Beemed in some quarters to indicate Nippon Man, when en routs from a repentant spirit, for the purpoYokohama to San Francisco. He died (Removed to Sales Roots for Convenience of the League of Nations adumbrated shortly after an accident which occurred by President WILSON is primarily in the swimming tank. When diving the prevention of the very crimes be hit the wooden side board with his against nations with which Germany head, and this caused a fracture of the 243 Blurted the war and which she is base of the skull, and paralysis. His today committing in Russia. In a body was embalmed and was taken to fw words of pointed irony. Mr. San Francisco. The inneral service was held on board by the Rev. R. S. Under LLOYD GEORGE in his speech sets all. The late Mr. Smith, who was the German attitude towards the only 15 years of age, was a native of League of nations in its proper light. Castle Douglas, Scotland. "The KAISER," he said, "had not only accepted the League of Nations, but Germany was perpared to put herself at the head of it. The spirit of dominance is still there-the danger wrapped in the Sermon où the Mount" The point of the argument is that Germany must be: beaten before the can be admitted into the League of Nations; other wise she would dominate it. Mr. LLOYD GEORGE is not the first to point out this danger. It is doubtless re-i cognised by all the Allied Governments and that is probably why we hear so little about the projected League. at this stage of the war. Some 242 weeks ago The Observer stated the case in these terms: "Suppose, for argument, that an unbeaten Germany were admitted into League of Nations. In that case she would

A Chineso clerk in the Public Works on the Notice Board. Any corrections dominate it. She would keep her We are officially informed that,

Twenty-five persons had shares. Each Department in reply to the Coroner must be submitted inriting on or said he was a partner in shod No. 10. before Monday, March 25th present partners. She would draw subject to audit, the General Managers

By Order. new allies to her orbit. After such and Consulting Committee of the Hong-

sbate was $10. He was manager during the meeting, Ten of the partners war as she would have fought kong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., will

belonged to his department The TER WEEKLY EDITION OF TEEgainst the whole array of the Allies recommend at the forthcoming Meeting the free

ground floor of bis shed was sub-let to and their democracies, Germany's of Shareholders, to be held on the 25th

aradicate of four people. All were By Mr. Bowley He was running employed in the P.WD-two as coolies instant, the payment, out of the profits cash sweeps and a parimutuel in bi and two as clerks. The first floor was power and prestige would be an for the year 1916, of a dividend of $37.00 shed.. Ha' conducted them. He took used for bettingAnybody could go in i rivalled; and so would be the rapi per share, absorbing $216,000; to pass precautions against fire. He had sand ground floor No provisions we on to his shed. Ten, was boiled on the dity of her recovery from war. Eler 25,000 to credit of Reinsurance, Fund; under the chatties and four big buckets use. There were Eve electric lights on ascendancy would be more easily and $99,034.73 to credit of Investment and of water.. During the intervals be the for-floor, and one on the second waz Democracy would be retarded; carry forward $304,328,77 in respect of be careful There were struts in the shed on the day of the collapse on the floor. The Electric Light Company perhaps altogether reversed in some

the year 1917. countries where it sow exista Under Gerinau headship the majority of the League of Nations would be a'com bination lar mightier than the present Central League; it would be in- mensely strong at sex and in the

be recognised. No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,

Agenta, Hongkong. Mar. 15, 1918.

TO-MORROW'S

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CONTAINS ALL THE NEWS

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Mr. C G. Alabaster

Ta be Member

Mr. R. O, Hutchison

LIMITED.

By the Coroner: It was about five minutes after the collapes that he saw

he saw the fire between Stands No. 9 and No. 10. The partition between between Stands Nos. 10 and 11 was not those stands was burning. The partition burning then.

Orders kezed by Mr. F. C. Jonkin, D.S.P. (R.).

BE+JORITY.

of Constables, showing their seniority A list of all members shove the rank in the Pelice Reserve Force is exhibited,

T. F. Hovor. 4.S.P. (E.) and Adjutant

FORTUNE TELLING IN A BUNGALOW,

WEEK'S REPORTS. OF THE thoroughly asserted than before the Exchange Fluctuation Account; and toent round and warned the people supplied the current. He was in bi tective officers, visited premises in Lan. | £9,000,000 sterling. The boycott is

TRAGEDY INQUIRY.

PRICE, 26 ota, (cash) per Copy

THE CALENDAR.

Hegarding America, her policy for a long time rust, had been to uplift the tinuously in this direction Schools and people of China: she had worked con- colleges had been erected by American philanthropists for the education of the Chinese. Two million pounds sterling out of £3,000 n the American Hoxer indemnity had been diverted to wards the education of Chinese in Ame rici. There were 135 Camese stod- ents in Harvard. Yale and other Ame Prican colleges Great activity, had also been shown by Aineries in developing trade with China Relations had ant. always been so harmonious In 1905, owing to the insensate stupidity with which the immigration, laws had been Administered in New York widespread INDIAN JEUGE'S DAUGHTER

indignation was created in China, with the result that the greatest boycott ever FINED 210 AND COSTS.

known in the world took place at tho expense of America This caused a Disguised as Army lieutenants, de loss of American maanfacturers of Bay Bunralow, or the Oriental Res people together in greater measure eslat place, Trompton roid, known as had the effect of brinzing the Chinese front of his stand. He could not say first floor. He heart a noise form taurant. The sequel to the visit was the than ever happened before. It awakened for certain whether there were any the people in the front part of the appearance at Westminster of the pro-them to the consciousness of their nation truts at the book Mr. Usmand could shed. He did not notice the sheds metres. Ionise Hutchinson, on a charge ality. SUMMARY COURT HUMOUR.

moving before the noise bekau. After A fortune feling,

BRITHI RELATIONS.- that he felt the stands moving at defendant told them they would be were on the whole good. The British The evidence of the detectives was AG Rampdios, an assistant in the and then they collapsed. He was wounded again, and juve one of them Government in all its dealings with the Great Britain's relations with Chine NOT DEAD BUT SLEEPING. Hongkong Electric Light Company, in pinned down by the boards of the top warning to beware of the ginger girl. Chinese Government had loyally, carried raply to the Crown Solicitor, said he was floor. In about a minute he was able Each of the witnesses offered's £Lea out its obligations 150 position of During the Friday morning. Sum assisting in No. 8 stand on the ground to make a hole in the roof of the shed try ante, but defendant said that was Great Britain was predominant at the 6.30 pm. Anual Meeting of Mem. The English-speaking world mary Court list, to-day, Mr. Bulmer floor. It was worked by Mr. Rozstiedot No 11, stand, de belped to back se. Od remarking that that was all present time, and our efforts should be

and out, when he saws fire on the too much and ntaining me, she handed would have to fight under more Johnston informed Mr. Justice Gom There were small chatties on the ground rescue people but the heat became so this change abe bat Defendant in

to retain the predominance. Dr Morrison disadvantages than now or surrender pertz that a case in which he was foor Wood was used as frich Agrest that he had to go away. He said he would obtain el arma ir medal British Mists to the work of the Minister at Fekin, Sie John 9.37 p.m. Auction of Teakwood and to contional encroachments and engaged had gone to sleep and Chinese was in charge of the chatties then went home to see whether his for the victors and have them base Jordan, whose knowledge of Ananes, as simest unrivalled, and, who retained the Blackwood Forniture &c. at Mesars aggressive requisitions, We have 40 did not remember much about it. There were air electric lights put in by people werenfe. He could not say before sending them on a modern

Defendant, in exidence said she was entire confidence of the Chinese people. Hughes & Hough's

what caused the collapse. He had the daughter of a late judge of the He enlogised the work of the Britials. 30 px. Action of Household no doubt that the German argument Mr Justice. Gompertz had the Chinese contractors. The Company never had a bed or bared in one Bengal Presidoney, and had interested Consulam China, who beld an 11- Linens at Hughes & Hough's

gue of Nations which hoped that it was dead. má

current was used. Admission was open, before, for herself for psychic research since early blemished record of 80 years service, and SATURDAY, Mar, 2

sno dominated by an unbeaten

The case will be jolted into wake to the public and by invitation trukets By Mr. Bowley. There were two girlhood. She never asked for money also the work of the British millions 11. &m-Green Island Cement Co. Siemiany would be dominated by

staircases in his matshed-ons on either the supposelnice isited, her be than five days' distance from one of these for her paychical realings, and, when Traveller in Chins were never more fulness on Monday week annual meeting.

the present Entente Powers, and

over 300 people in the stand. It was know how wide they were. Anybody ebeer them up. They pressed her to

stations. England, especially This specious

packed at the time of the collapse. It who wanted to buy a ticket could go buy for them medals or blessed charma, argument would no doubt appeal to

to get in and out on

upstairs. Anybody could go up to the for which they paid with a £1 note. Beferring to Japan: Dr. Morrison paid second floor "who wished. He did not | She was going to send them the change, a high tribute to the work done in Korea. raws. He could not think it was dangerous when he saw the there must be a conviction, but it was the constant improvements of Japan

Mr. Francis said he was quite antished to the activity displayed in Chine, and the German people. But it is not,

lapse There chatties. At the time of the collaps the one of those cases from which seri relations with China Torachi, the of course, a question of what Power

the stand, frat floor was not too fall of people. He aus harm had resulted. He fined defen Japanese Bovernic or group of Powers shall dominate

www immediately under Mr Parker dent £10 and 10 guiness costa ground.He Rees in the PW.D. He did not get Mercedes Hongkong Stock Exchange Settlement the League, but rat

Day

what 11am-Anual Meeting of Hong to be its guiding purp

kong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd,

tie Allies alma at, is

GENERAL MEMORINDA.

MONDAY, Mar. 18

ers of Hongkong Club.

TUESDAY, March 16

MONDAY, Mar. 25-

11am-Auction of Mears. Funchard, Lowther & Co.'s Contractors' plant at Mataukok 18 Noon-Annual Meeting of Hong

kong Whampos Dock Co,Plan Akownsday, Mar. 27 p

in that a

11.30 Annual Meeting of Chins of the vision expressed by

Sugar Refining Co

12 Noon Annual Meeting of the TENNYSON in she words:

Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd for

FIDAY, March 9

Good Trisy

BUNDAY, March 3r

Pater Butklaz

At the time of the collapse there were side of the ground floor. He did not really took-pity on them and tried to SMAJAZY J"

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39

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